§ Mr. Stan Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will state the number of unrestricted 503W principals analysed by practice structure for England, the Mersey region and Liverpool for the years 1957, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1985;
(2) if he will state the number of unrestricted principals analysed by age groups for England, the Mersey region and Liverpool for 1957, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1985.
Number of Unrestricted Principal General Medical Practitioners Practice Structure
Total Single-handed Partnerships of 2 3 4 5 6 or more England 1957 18,173 — — — — — — 1960 18,643 — — — — — — 1970 19,099 4,034 4,706 4,872 3,000 1,450 1,037 1974 20,219 3,663 4,269 5,055 3,608 1,985 1,639 1980 21,812 3,089 4,016 5,112 4,208 2,764 2,623 1985 24,035 2,915 3,880 4,986 4,352 3,610 4,292 Mersey RHA 1974 1,045 193 244 318 192 60 38 1980 1,131 144 246 309 232 125 75 1985 1,221 124 210 276 308 190 113 Liverpool FPC 1974 251 67 86 69 24 5 — 1980 260 53 78 75 32 10 12 1985 264 40 56 72 64 20 12 Note: No breakdown by practice structure is available for 1957 or 1960.
Numbers of unrestricted principal general medical practitioners Age group Total Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70 and over England 1957 18,173 — — — — — 1960 18,643 — — — — — 1970 19,099 2,560 5,764 5,769 3,662 1,344 1974 20,219 1,115 2,118 2,642 2,814 3,373 2,992 2,336 1,565 708 556 1980 21,812 963 3,118 3,022 2,912 2,925 3,123 2,817 1,606 794 532 1985 24,035 943 3,696 4,132 3,454 3,057 2,863 2,884 1,858 659 489 Mersey RHA 1974 1,045 71 101 129 125 184 159 127 90 34 25 1980 1,131 73 153 139 138 123 173 161 84 57 30 1985 1,221 66 191 187 153 142 118 165 117 44 38 Liverpool FPC 1974 251 13 12 17 22 47 50 41 30 11 8 1980 260 8 19 24 23 21 46 50 29 27 13 1985 264 14 26 32 29 24 21 45 36 20 17 Note: No breakdown by age group is available for 1957 or 1960.