HC Deb 05 February 1968 vol 758 c12W
Mr. Bob Brown

asked the Minister of Health if he will state the number of dental practitioners in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and in the Northern Region per 10,000 of the population compared with the South-East of England, the rest of England, England and Wales, England, Wales and Scotland, and the whole country at the latest available date.

Mr. K. Robinson

At 30th September, 1966, the latest date for which figures are available, the position was as follows:

Dentists per 10,000 population
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2.3
Northern Region 1.6
South-East Region 3.0
England and Wales 2.2
England 2.2
Wales 1.6
Scotland 2.2
Wales and Scotland 2.0
England (excluding Northern Region) 2.3
England, Wales and Scotland 2.2