§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, together with relevant population statistics, details of the number of National Health Service general practitioners and the number of public health centres in each of the 20 largest urban areas of England and Wales outside London; and whether he will make a statement.
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§ Dr. John Dunwoody:The information is as follows:
County Borough Estimated home population at 30th June, 1969 Number of doctors providing full general medical services at 30th June, 1969 Number of health centres now in use Birmingham … 1,086,400 446 3 Liverpool … 677,450 282 1 Manchester … 593,770 251 — Sheffield … 528,860 207 2 Leeds … 503,720 210 — Bristol … 427,230 190 4 Teesside … 393,810 149 2 Coventry … 335,650 134 1 Nottingham … 303,090 122 3 Bradford … 293,210 121 — Kingston upon Hull … 292,600 120 — Cardiff … 285,860 138 2 Leicester … 278,470 122 — Stoke-on-Trent … 272,260 106 4 Wolverhampton … 264,520 96 — Plymouth … 248,470 102 — Newcastle upon Tyne … 240,340 111 — Derby … 221,240 90 — Sunderland … 218,970 78 3 Portsmouth … 214,800 92 —