§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of Slate for Scotland (1) what is the average number of patients over 65 years of age on the lists of general practitioners throughout Scotland;
(2) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the names of the cities or burghs in Scotland where the average number of patients on the lists of general practitioners is above or below the average for Scotland; and by what numbers they are above or below the average;
(3) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the names of the cities or burghs in Scotland where the average number of patients over 65 years of age on the lists of general practitioners is above or below the average for Scotland and by what numbers they are above or below that average;
(4) what is the average number of patients on the lists of general practitioners throughout Scotland.
§ Mr. William RossIt is not practicable to provide details for all burghs in Scotland of the average number of patients and of patients over 65 on the lists of general practitioners, since in many cases practice areas do not coincide with those of burghs. The information in388W total was made by way of loan; and how much of the repayment due is still outstanding in each case.
§ Mrs. HartFollowing is the information requested covering the period 1945–46 to 1972–73, the last financial year for which details are available:
relation to executive council areas and to the whole of Scotland as at 1st July 1973 is set out in the table below.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS PER DOCTOR AS AT 1ST JULY 1973 Executive Council Average number of patients Average number of patients over 65 Aberdeen and Kincardine 1,816 270 Angus 1,901 281 Argyll and Bute 1,207 240 Ayr 2,240 282 Banff, Moray and Nairn 1,596 238 Caithness 1,693 213 Dumfries 1,803 253 Dunbarton 2,127 208 Fife 2,198 288 Galloway (Kirkcudbright and Wigtown) 1,504 236 Inverness 1,590 242 Lanark 2,435 261 Lothians and Peebles 2,095 232 Orkney 883 153 Perth and Kinross 1,648 274 Renfrew 2,365 269 Ross and Cromarty 1,381 239 Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk 1,647 279 Stirling and Clackmannan 2,185 258 Sutherland 927 168 Zetland 1,280 212 City of Aberdeen 2,024 302 City of Dundee 2,033 273 City of Edinburgh 1,939 297 City of Glasgow 2,072 287 Scotland 2,016 267