HC Deb 20 November 1972 vol 846 c271W
Mr. John Morris

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average age of doctors in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The age distribution of general practitioners in Wales in October, 1971, is given below:

Age Group No. of Doctors
Under 30 71
30–34 131
35–39 171
40–44 180
45–49 241
50–54 163
55–59 143
60–64 85
65–69 48
70 and over 26
1,259

No comparable statistics are available for hospital or local authority doctors.