§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many public health consultants there were in public health medicines in each health authority in 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1996. [14331]
§ Mr. MaloneThe available information is shown in the table.
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Consultants1 in Public Health Medicine by region as at 30 September each year (whole time equivalent) 1980 1985 1990 1995 Northern 40 30 40 30 Yorkshire 30 40 30 30 Trent 40 40 30 40 East Anglia 20 30 20 40 North-west Thames 30 40 30 40 North-east Thames 20 30 30 30 South-east Thames 20 30 30 30 South-west Thames 30 40 20 30 Wessex 20 20 20 30 Oxford 20 20 20 20 South Western 30 30 30 30 West Midlands 50 50 50 60 Mersey 20 20 20 30 North Western 50 50 50 50 Wales 30 40 30 40 Total 440 490 440 540 N.B. all figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Totals may not match the sum of the individual regions due to rounding. 1 Includes regional and district directors of public health. The figures are comparable for the years requested, only if given by the old regional health authorities.