§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general practitioners were practising on the Isle of Wight in 1979 and 1989; and what was the ratio of patients to doctors in 1979 and 1989.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe number of unrestricted principals practising on the Isle of Wight at 1 October 1979 was 56, compared with 69 at 1 October 1988 (the latest 843W date for which information is available). The respective ratios of patients to doctors were 2,134:1 in 1979 and 1,889:1 in 1988.