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Dr. Godman
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police surgeons there are in each of the Scottish police forces; and of these how many are male.
Mr. Lang
I understand that the numbers of police surgeons presently employed or retained by each police authority are as follows :
| Force | Male | Female | Total |
| Central Scotland | 5 | — | 5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fife | 6 | — | 6 |
| Grampian | 5 | — | 5 |
| Lothian and Borders | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Northern1 2 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Strathclyde2 | 91 | 6 | 97 |
| Tayside | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 1 Other doctors are available on a payment for call-out basis. | |||
| 2 The breakdown by sex is approximate. | |||
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