HC Deb 18 January 1971 vol 809 c236W
Mr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many general practitioners there were in the West Riding County Council area prior to the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948; and what is the corresponding figure at the latest convenient date.

Mr. Alison

At 1st January, 1971, the number of doctors on the West Riding Executive Council's medical list who provided full general medical services and had a majority of patients in the county council's area was 672. The corresponding figure at 4th July, 1948, is estimated as 646.