§ 59. Dr. Dickson Mabonasked the Minister of Health what was the ratio of patients to general practitioners in the National Health Service in England and Wales for each of the years 1949 to 1963.
§ Mr. BraineThe information is as follows:
Average number of patients per principal providing unrestricted general medical services in England and Wales 1st January, 1950 2,520 (estimated) 1st July, 1952 2,436 1st July, 1953 2,324 1st July, 1954 2,293 1st July, 1955 2,283 1st July, 1956 2,272 1st July, 1957 2,273 1st July, 1958 2,267 1st July, 1959 2,282 1st July, 1960 2,287 1st October, 1961 2,292 1st October, 1962 2,304 1st October, 1963 2,326 Notes
1. No comparable figures are available for 1949 or 1951.
2. These figures contain an increasing element of inflation of doctors' lists by the continued inclusion of names of patients who have left the practice but whose removal has not been notified.