HC Deb 30 January 1968 vol 757 c259W
50. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Minister of Health if he will give the number of patients per family doctor in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region for each of the past six years; and what were the national figures over the same period.

Mr. K. Robinson

Following are the figures:

ESTIMATED AVERAGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON THE LISTS OF DOCTORS PROVIDING FULL GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES
Year Yorkshire and Humberside Region England and Wales
1962 … … 2,374 2,304
1963 … … 2,389 2,326
1964 … … 2,431 2,362
1965 … … 2,481 2,412
1966 … … 2,529 2.453
1967 … … 2,563 2,470

NOTES:

(1) All figures relate to the position at 1st October in each year.

(2) The figures for 1967 are provisional.

(3) It is not possible to eliminate all duplicate entries from doctors' lists.