HC Deb 18 July 1978 vol 954 cc188-9W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the EEC as a whole, for each present member State of the EEC, the United States of America and Japan for the latest date for which information is available (a) the number of doctors per million population, (b) the number of pharmacists per million population

Per million population
Doctors Pharmacists Hospital Beds
Belgium 1,890 (1975) 780 (1975) 8,890 (1974)
Denmark 1,630 (1972) 280* (1972) 9,680 (1970)
France 1,470 (1975) 580 (1975) 10,240 (1973)
Federal Republic of Germany 1,940 (1974) 450 (1974) 11,800 (1975)
Irish Republic 1,210 (1975) 630 (1975) 10,800 (1975)
Italy 1,990R (1973) 690R (1973) 10,580 (1972)
Luxembourg 1,080 (1974) 490 (1974) 10,780 (1975)
Netherlands 1,600 (1975) 90 (1975) 10,140 (1973)
United Kingdom
England and Wales 1,310 (1974) 280G (1974) 8,560 (1974)
Northern Ireland 1,510 (1975) 400 (1975) 11,150 (1974)
Scotland 1,670G (1975) 570G (1975) 11,780 (1975)
U.S.A. 1,650* (1974) 640 (1972) 6,560 (1975)
Japan 1,160 (1974) 680 (1974) 10,490 (1975)
G=Personnel in government services.
R=Number on the register—not all working in the country.
*=Coverage of these data unknown.