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Mr. Buchanan-Smith
asked the Minister of Health what was the number of doctors in general practice in each of the past five years; and what is the number or estimated number for each quarter of the present year.
Mr. K. Robinson
Following is the information:
| Principals Providing Full General Medical Services, England and Wales | |||
| 1st July, 1960 | … | … | 19,914 |
| 1st October, 1961 | … | … | 20,175 |
| 1st October, 1962 | … | … | 20,312 |
| 1st October, 1963 | … | … | 20,335 |
| 1st October, 1964 | … | … | 20,232 |
| 1st January, 1965 | … | … | 20,194 |
| 1st April, 1965 | … | … | 20,190 |
| 1st July, 1965 | … | … | 20,144 |
| 1st October, 1965 | … | … | 20,014 |
| (provisional) | |||
| Note.These figures exclude a few doctors—13 in 1965—who practise mainly in Scotland. | |||