HC Deb 13 November 1987 vol 122 c354W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the average number of patients on each general practitioner's list in England in 1957, 1967, 1977 and 1987 or the latest available year for which statistics are available.

Mr. Newton

The data at 1 October are :

Number
1957 2,290
1967 2,490
1977 2,331
1985 2,068
1986 12,047
1 Estimate