§ Mr. Woofasked the Minister of Labour how many factories and plants have established medical and nursing services for their employees; and how many factories and plants have not introduced such services.
§ Mr. GunterAt the last census in September, 1964, the total number of factories covered by the Factories Act, 1961, was 208,200. Information about the extent of voluntary medical and/or nursing supervision in factories is collected on a continuing basis by H.M. Factory Inspectorate. At the last review in February, 1965, 1,443 factories were known to employ a medical officer alone;18W 3,620 to employ both a medical officer and nursing staff; and 2,376 to employ nursing staff but no medical officer. The trend is for an increasing number of factories providing medical and/or nursing services.