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Mr. Stan Thorne
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many health centres were established in England in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1985.
Mrs. Currie
Information on the establishment of health centres is held from 1965 only. The available information is given in the table.
| 1965 | 1970 | 1980 | 1985 | |
| Health centres brought into operation | — | 61 | 58 | 13 |
| Total number of health centres | 25 | 188 | 1,095 | 1,133 |
Mr. Newton
Information for England, Mersey regional health authority, and Liverpool family practitioner committee is given in the tables. No comparable data are readily available for Mersey Region or Liverpool prior to the health service re-organisation in 1974.