§ 66. Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health how many additional maternity beds will be provided as a result of projects to be started this year.
§ Mr. BarberApproximately 1,500, which will provide for more than 50,000 additional hospital confinements a year.
§ 67. Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Health how many additional maternity beds will be brought into use this year; and to what extent they will meet the expected increase in the birth rate.
§ Mr. BarberSix hundred and forty-one new maternity beds are expected to be added this year. They should provide for some 19,000 additional confinements a year. This will more than cover the additional births expected this year.