§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which Colonial Territories public funds are used for the provision of mobile bookshops or libraries; and in which Territories there are plans for the extension or introduction of this service.
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Mr. lain MacLeodThe position is as follows:
Service Provided Service Planned Aden British Honduras Bahamas Dominica Grenada Gambia Hong Kong Sarawak Jamaica Sierra Leone Kenya Zanzibar Mauritius* Northern Rhodesia Tanganyika* Trinidad Uganda * Extension planned
At 31st December, 1959 At 31st December, 1958 Specialty Number of Consultants Awards Number of Consultants Awards A B C A B C General Medicine … 868 62 160 273 838 61 155 259 Diseases of the Chest … 295 11 23 58 307 10 27 57 Mental Health … 648 9 23 62 631 7 23 63 Neurology … 79 9 20 23 75 9 19 22 Paediatrics … 209 11 36 54 208 11 32 56 Radiology … 463 9 19 72 451 9 18 69 Radiotherapy … 120 7 10 21 118 7 10 20 Physical Medicine … 87 1 1 13 83 1 1 13 Pathology … 693 27 49 99 660 25 48 101 Infectious Diseases … 39 — 4 15 41 — 4 15 Dermatology … 144 5 17 26 148 4 18 28 Venereology … 77 — 2 13 78 — 3 14 Ophthalmology … 303 15 27 46 305 15 26 51 General Surgery … 864 57 144 261 862 59 144 256 Anaesthetics … 795 8 25 81 787 6 24 78 Neuro-Surgery … 58 7 10 16 52 6 9 10 Plastic Surgery … 56 4 12 14 52 4 9 16 Thoracic Surgery … 91 10 20 29 88 9 21 28 Orthopaedic Surgery … 333 14 42 74 326 15 41 73 Dentistry … 260 5 12 34 260 7 13 34 Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery … 304 10 30 59 303 10 31 60 Obstetrics and Gynaecology … 439 20 55 120 436 19 54 114 Note.—If a consultant practises in more than one specialty, he has been included in each