§ 28. Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of general practice health centers in England and Wales in each of the past seven years; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Crossman:In 1963 there were 23 health centres. On 31st March, 1970, there were 155. 180 further health centres are being built or have been approved. I will circulate full details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the information:
GENERAL PRACTICE HEALTH CENTRES, ENGLAND AND WALES Year Number opened Number functioning 1963 … 1 23 1964 … 3 26 1965 … 2 28 1966 … 8 36 1967 … 14 50 1968 … 40 90 1969 … 55 145 1970 (first 3 months) … 10 155