§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was
Number of Dentists* Per 1,000 Population† 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979‡ Greater Manchester§ … … … 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.23 Regional Health Authorities (England) Northern … … … 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.19 Yorkshire … … … 0.20 0.21 0.32 0.22 0.23 Trent … … … 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 East Anglia … … … 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.23 N W Thames … … … 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.40 0.40 N E Thames … … … 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.28 S E Thames … … … 0.27 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.29 S W Thames … … … 0.34 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.37 Wessex … … … 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.28 Oxford … … … 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.26 South Western … … … 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.31 West Midlands … … … 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.21 Mersey … … … 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 North Western¶ … … … 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 Wales … … … 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22 Scotland … … … 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.23 Notes: * 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. ¶ Includes Greater Manchester as defined in (§).