asked the Minister of Health if he will set out in tabular form the number of consultants in each speciality and those with A, B and C
The figures are as follows:distinction awards as at 31st December, 1960, and the comparative figures for the previous year.
The figures for England and Wales are as follows:
| Specialty | At 31st December, 1960 | At 31st December, 1959 | |||||||||
| Number of consultants | Awards | Number of consultants | Awards | ||||||||
| A plus | A | B | C | A | B | C | |||||
| General Medicine | … | … | 883 | 18 | 68 | 151 | 270 | 868 | 62 | 160 | 273 |
| Diseases of the Chest | … | 299 | — | 14 | 22 | 59 | 295 | 11 | 23 | 58 | |
| Mental Health | … | … | 679 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 59 | 648 | 9 | 23 | 62 |
| Neurology | … | … | 82 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 79 | 9 | 20 | 23 |
| Paediatrics | … | … | 214 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 59 | 209 | 11 | 36 | 54 |
| Radiology | … | … | 477 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 69 | 463 | 9 | 19 | 72 |
| Radiotherapy | … | … | 126 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 120 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| Physical Medicine | … | … | 89 | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Pathology | … | … | 725 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 101 | 693 | 27 | 49 | 99 |
| Infectious Diseases | … | … | 37 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 39 | — | 4 | 15 |
| Dermatology | … | … | 147 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 144 | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| Venereology | … | … | 75 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 77 | — | 2 | 13 |
| Ophthalmology | … | … | 301 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 303 | 15 | 27 | 46 |
| General Surgery | … | … | 872 | 20 | 49 | 139 | 261 | 864 | 57 | 144 | 261 |
| Anaesthetics | … | … | 828 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 84 | 795 | 8 | 25 | 81 |
| Neurosurgery | … | … | 61 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Plastic Surgery | … | … | 58 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| Thoracic Surgery | … | … | 93 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 91 | 10 | 20 | 29 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | … | 348 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 72 | 333 | 14 | 42 | 74 | |
| Dentistry | … | … | 264 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 260 | 5 | 12 | 34 |
| Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery | 308 | — | 13 | 29 | 58 | 304 | 10 | 30 | 59 | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 450 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 113 | 439 | 20 | 55 | 120 | ||
| NOTE: If a consultant practises in more than one specialty, he has been included in each. | |||||||||||