WOMEN STUDENTS IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS

HL Deb 05 March 1964 vol 256 c318WA

BARONESS HORSBRUGH

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What precentage of students now in London medical schools are women, and what percentage of vacancies in these schools are filled by women.

THE EARL OF BESSBOROUGH

Twenty-one per cent. of the students now in London medical schools are women. Twenty-four per cent. of the students who began pre-clinical courses in London medical schools last October were women.