§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations the number of trained nurses per head of the population in each of the High Commission Territories.
§ Mr. AlportThere is one trained nurse per 12,300 people in Basutoland; one per 2,700 people in the Bechuanaland Protectorate; and one per 1,900 people in Swaziland.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many vacancies for trained nurses there are in each of the High Commission Territories.
§ Mr. AlportThere are 30 vacancies in Basutoland of which 4 are nursing sisters; 4 in the Bechuanaland Protectorate of which 2 are nursing sisters; and none in Swaziland.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations how many trained nurses there are in each of the High Commission Territories; how many of these are African and European, respectively; and how many Africans and Europeans, respectively, hold nursing posts of responsibility at the level of nursing sister or above.
§ Mr. AlportThere are 59 trained nurses in Basutoland of whom 10 are European; 110 in the Bechuanaland Protectorate of whom 20 are European; and 134 in Swaziland of whom 29 are European. The remainder are Africans. The numbers holding the post of Nursing Sister or above are: Basutoland—10 Europeans and 1 African; Bechuanaland Protectorate—20 Europeans and no Africans; Swaziland—29 Europeans and 4 Africans.