Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of dental practitioners in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and in the Northern Region per 10,000 of the population compared with the South-East of England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country at the latest available date.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonAt 30th September, 1966, the latest date for which figures are available, the position was as follows:
Dentists per 10,000 population Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2.3 Northern Region 1.6 South-East Region 3.0 England and Wales 2.2 England 2.2 Wales 1.6 Scotland 2.2 Wales and Scotland 2.0 England (excluding Northern Region) 2.3 England, Wales and Scotland 2.2