Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many dentists per 10,000 of the population there are in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in Newburn urban district, in the Northern Region and in the South-East Region and West Midlands;
(2) how many doctors per 10,000 of the population there are in Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Newburn urban district, in the Northern Region and in the South-East Region and West Midlands.
§ Mr. AlisonThe figures are as follows:
Dentists Doctors Newcastle-upon-Tyne about 2.2 about 4.4* Newburn Urban District about 2.3 about 3.0* Northern Region about 1.6 about 4.0 South East Region about 3.0 about 4.1 West Midlands about 2.3 about 3.8 * These figures are misleading because many people who move from Newcastle to Newburn remain on the lists of Newcastle doctors.