HC Deb 05 March 1962 vol 655 cc4-5W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Minister of Health if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the average ratio of effective nursing staff to patients in each of the following types of hospital, namely: long stay (geriatric), tuberculosis, maternity, and infectious diseases.

Miss Pitt

The information is not available exactly in the form requested but I can give the following:

Type of Hospital Effective nursing staff at 30th September, 1961, per 100 average daily occupied beds
Chronic 36.0
Tuberculosis and Chest 46.1
Maternity:
(a) Nursing staff 26.2
(b) Midwifery staff 63.6
Isolation 87.5
WALES GREAT BRITAIN
Boys Girls Boys Girls
Year Number obtaining apprenticeships Percentage of total entering employment Number obtaining apprenticeships Percentage of total entering employment Number obtaining apprenticeships Percentage of total entering employment Number obtaining apprenticeships Percentage of total entering employment
1956 2,864 22.0 341 2.9 93,213 37.7 15,901 6.5
1957 2,894 22.4 393 3.2 95,184 36.6 16,851 7.0
1958 2,707 21.2 385 3.2 93,212 34.4 17,352 6.9
1959 3,323 23.2 505 3.7 98,701 33.6 20,631 7.4
1960 3,421 23.8 486 3.9 103,004 36.0 19,951 7.6
1961 4,230 28.2 647 4.7 114,729 37.9 20,547 7.2