§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the number of National Health Service contracted dentists per 1,000 population in the Greater Manchester region for the years 1977, 1978 and 1979; and how this compares with England and Wales as a whole over the same period;
NUMBER OF DENTISTS* PER 1,000 POPULATION† 1977 1978 1979 Greater Manchester§ … … 0.22 0.23 0.23‡ Yorkshire Regional Health Authority … … 0.22 0.22 0.23‡ England and Wales … … 0.25 0.25 0.26 * Principals at 30 September each year who provided NHS general dental services. † Mid-year estimates of civilian population. ‡ Provisional figures based on 1978 populations. § Includes all area health authorities in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.