HC Deb 06 June 1978 vol 951 cc102-3W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers per 1,000 population of the following: general practitioners, health visitors, hospital nurses and midwives, social workers, qualified and unqualified, and dentists in (a) Walsall and (b) each of the 14 district and London boroughs designation other than partnership and programme authorities under the Inner Urban Areas Bill.

Mr. Moyle

The information requested is as follows:

school clinics, health centres and maternity and child welfare clinics, in (a) Walsall and (b) each of the 14 districts and London boroughs designated other than partnership and programme authorities under the Inner Urban Areas Bill.

Mr. Moyle

The information requested is available only on an area health autho-

Numbers per 1,000 population‡
Area Health Authority Retail Pharmacies* Family Planning Clinics† School Clinics† Health Centres† Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics†
Walsall 0.17 0.022 0.052 0.007 0.09
Cleveland 0.15 0.044 0.046 0.018 0.10
Lancashire 0.22 0.030 0.049 0.017 0.14
Rochdale 0.16 0.038 0.033 0.014 0.10
Sefton 0.21 0.031 0.036 0.007 0.05
St. Helens and Knowsley 0.16 0.034 0.058 0.018 0.09
Wigan 0.20 0.035 0.055 0.019 0.09
Barnsley 0.20 0.031 0.094 0.022 0.15
Doncaster 0.18 0.028 0.077 0.032 0.13
Rotherham 0.16 0.048 0.072 0.024 0.14
Sandwell 0.20 0.016 0.096 0.010 0.09
Brent and Harrow 0.26 0.043 0.058 0.005 0.07
Ealing, Hammersmith/Hounslow 0.24 0.043 0.042 0.012 0.07
Enfield and Haringey 0.20 0.045 0.067 0.004 0.07
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 0.22 0.041 0.043 0.009 0.09
* Based on the number of pharmacies at which NHS pharmaceutical services were being provided at 31st December 1977.
† At 31st December 1976.
‡ Based on estimated population at 30th June 1976.