HC Deb 25 November 1970 vol 807 cc178-9W
Mr. Harold Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the ratio of general medical practitioners to population in the Doncaster area; how this compares with the average for England and Wales; and how it compares with the ratio in 1964.

Mr. Alison

The information for 1964 and 1969 (the latest available year) is as follows:

NUMBER OF DOCTORS PROVIDING FULL GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES PER 10,000 POPULATION
Year Area of Doncaster Executive Council England and Wales
1964 4.59 4.29
1969 4.52 4.15