§ 71. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Health how many general practitioners are in practice in this country; and what is the highest, lowest and average number of patients allocated to each.
§ Miss PittIn the National Health Service 22,259, including assistants. The maximum permitted list for a single-handed principal is 3,500: there is no minimum: the average per principal is 2,292. I have no information about doctors wholly in private practice.