§ Mr. Pavittasked the Minister of Health why he is not prepared to supply binaural hearing aids under the National Health Service where such an aid is recommended by a hospital consultant.
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LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY NUMBER OF PERCENTAGES OF PEOPLE LIVING AT A DENSITY OF MORE THAN TWO TO A ROOM Percentages of the population of the individual administrative areas — 1951 1961 Number of people Percentage Number of people Percentage London Administrative County … 80,577 2.5 100,400 3.3 City … … … 29 .8 Battersea … … … 2,370 2.1 3,200 3.1 Bermondsey … … … 1,557 2.7 1,200 2.4 Bethnal Green … … … 1,576 2.8 1,600 3.4 Camberwell … … … 2,850 1.6 4,400 2.6 Chelsea … … … 856 1.9 700 1.7 Deptford … … … 1,234 1.7 1,700 2.5 Finsbury … … … 1,151 3.4 1,300 4.0 Fulham … … … 3,247 2.7 2,600 2.3 Greenwich … … … 1,576 1.9 1,200 1.4 Hackney … … … 2,467 1.5 6,200 3.8 Hammersmith … … … 4,459 3.9 5,200 5.0 Hampstead … … … 2,385 2.7 2,900 3.2 Holborn … … … 414 2.3 400 2.6 Islington … … … 8,605 3.8 13,300 6.0 Kensington … … … 6,792 4.6 9,800 6.5 Lambeth … … … 4,749 2.1 7,700 3.6 Lewisham … … … 3,131 1.4 2,500 1.2 Paddington … … … 5,945 5.2 7,800 7.3 Poplar … … … 2,490 3.5 2,100 3.3 St. Marylebone … … … 1,379 2.2 1,000 1.7 St. Pancras … … … 5,613 4.4 5,500 4.8 Shoreditch … … … 1,535 3.5 1,200 3.0 Southwark … … … 2,705 2.9 2,800 3.4 Stepney … … … 3,140 3.4 4,700 5.5 Stoke Newington … … … 832 1.7 2,100 4.1 Wandsworth … … … 3,992 1.3 5,600 1.7 Westminster, City of … … 1,690 2.3 900 1.4 Woolwich … … … 1,808 1.3 900 .6
§ Mr. BraineThe value of binaural hearing aids for adults has not yet been established. They are provided for some deaf children.