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Mr. Mike Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many prescriptions per National Health Service patient were issued by doctors on average in each of the most recent five years available to him.
Sir George Young
The information, which relates to England and is based on prescriptions dispensed by chemists, drug stores and appliance contractors, is as follows :
| 1975 | 6·18 |
| 1976 | 6·42 |
| 1977 | 6·47 |
| 1978 | 6·71 |
| 1979 | 6· 64 |