HC Deb 08 December 1969 vol 793 cc13-4W
Mr. Burden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how the number of general medical practitioners in the Medway towns on 31st October, 1969, compares with the number on 1st January, 1969, and the average number of patients on their lists.

Dr. John Dunwoody

The following are the figures:

At 1st January, 1969 At 1st October,1969
Doctors providing full general medical services* 71 70
Average number of patients on lists† 2,881 2,955
Notes:
* The doctors enumerated are those with main surgeries in the Boroughs of Chatham, Gillingham and Rochester.
† The true numbers will be slightly smaller since it is not possible to eliminate all duplicate entries from doctors' lists.