asked the Minister of Health the number of consultants now in permanent contact with each regional hospital board, showing the speciality in which they are employed.
Following are the numbers of whole-time consultants at 31st December, 1949, which is the latest information available:
| — | Newcastle | Leeds | Sheffield | East Anglia | North-West Metropolitan | North-East Metropolitan | South-East Metropolitan | South-West Metropolitan | Oxford | South Western | Wales | Birmingham | Manchester | Liverpool | Total | Boards of Governors of Teaching Hospitals | Grand Total | |
| General medicine | … | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 16 | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 13 | 124 |
| General surgery | … | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | — | 5 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 133 | 9 | 142 |
| Gynaecology and obstetrics | … | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 59 |
| Paediatrics | … | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| Psychiatry | … | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 186 | 14 | 200 |
| Cardiology | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | … | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Dermatology | … | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Diseases of the chest | … | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 130 | 2 | 132 |
| Ear, nose and throat | … | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | 12 |
| Infectious diseases | … | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| Neurology and neurosurgery | … | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Ophthalmology | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Plastic surgery | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 8 |
| Radiotherapy | … | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 54 |
| Thoracic surgery | … | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 |
| Traumatic and orthopaedic surgery | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | 29 | |
| V.D. | … | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Geriatrics | … | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Pathology | … | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 192 | 48 | 240 |
| Anaesthetics | … | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 10 | 80 |
| Physical medicine | … | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Radiology | … | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 58 | 18 | 76 |
| Others | … | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| Totals | … | 43 | 40 | 70 | 42 | 185 | 116 | 132 | 161 | 21 | 62 | 74 | 115 | 52 | 39 | 1,152 | 157 | 1,309 |