HC Deb 23 February 1966 vol 725 cc99-100W
103. Mr. Buchanan-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the ratio of general practitioners to patients in Scotland in each of the years 1960 to 1964, and in each quarter of 1965.

Mr. Ross

The estimated average number of patients for each principal providing unrestricted general medical services was as follows:

1st July, 1960 1977
1st July, 1961 1970
1st July, 1962 1979
1st July, 1963 1983
1st July, 1964 2000
1st April, 1965 2021
1st July, 1965 2039
1st October, 1965 2049
1st January, 1966 2066

(The figures are inflated by up to 3 per cent. since it is not possible to eliminate all duplicate entries from doctors' lists.)

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