asked the Minister of Health what was the number, per thousand of population, of district nurses in East Suffolk in 1938, 1948, 1958, and at the latest date.

In terms of whole time equivalents the figures for the administrative county are 0·11 per 1,000 population in 1948; 0·21 in 1958; and0·18 in 1965. I regret that comparable information for 1938 is not available.