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Specialty At 31st December, 1961 At 31st December, 1960 Number of consultants Awards Number of consultants Awards A plus A B C A plus A B C General Medicine 915 20 65 157 267 883 18 68 151 270 Diseases of the Chest 298 — 15 24 58 299 — 14 22 59 Mental Health 731 4 7 30 61 679 4 5 30 59 Neurology 82 2 8 18 26 82 3 9 17 26 Paediatrics 221 2 14 29 58 214 2 13 31 59 Radiology 491 2 10 21 67 477 2 9 22 69 Radiotherapy 126 3 4 9 22 126 3 4 10 21 Physical Medicine 90 — 1 2 10 89 — 1 2 11 Pathology 766 6 26 52 102 725 7 27 51 101 Infectious Diseases 37 — 1 4 12 37 — 1 3 13 Dermatology 148 1 4 16 28 147 1 4 17 27 Venereology 82 — — 2 14 75 — — 2 12 Ophthalmology 301 2 14 24 40 301 2 13 25 45 General Surgery 881 19 46 136 264 872 20 49 139 261 Anaesthetics 849 3 7 24 86 828 3 6 27 84 Neurosurgery 61 4 5 10 18 61 4 5 10 16 Plastic Surgery 57 1 2 12 17 58 1 1 13 17 Thoracic Surgery 94 4 9 21 28 93 4 9 21 26 Orthopaedic Surgery 359 6 15 42 70 348 6 14 42 72 Dentistry 269 1 4 13 35 264 1 4 13 35 Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery 310 — 12 28 58 308 — 13 29 58 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 459 10 18 57 109 450 9 18 54 113 NOTE: If a consultant practises in more than one specialty, he has been included in each.