§ Mr. Kershawasked the Minister of Health, what is the number of inhabitants per doctor in England and Wales; and how this number compares with equivalent statistics in European countries of the Common Market and in Scandinavia.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe latest figures published by the World Health Organisation for the Common Market and Scandinavia countries are given below, with the England and Wales figure for the year to which most of them relate.
Country Year Inhabitants per active doctor England and Wales 1963 850 German Federal Republic and West Berlin 1963 650 France 1963 850 Belgium 1963 700 Holland 1963 900 Italy 1961 600 Luxembourg 1962 1,000 Norway 1962 900 Denmark 1963 750 Sweden 1963 950 Finland 1963 1,400 Notes:
1. All figures are rounded to the nearest 50.
2. The ratios may not be strictly comparable because of differences of definition.