Doctor-Patient Ratio

Mr. Cordle
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the present ratio of patients to general medical practitioners in the Bournemouth area;(2) what is the present ratio of patients to general medical practitioners in the Wessex regional hospital board area;

(3) what is the present ratio of patients to general practitioners in central southern England.

Dr. Owen
Estimated ratios of patients per general medical practitioner—unrestricted principals as at 1st October 1974—are as follows: -----------------------------------------------
|Dorset Family Practitioner Committee*        |
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|Wessex Regional Health Authority             |
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|South-Western Regional Health Authority†     |
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|Oxford Regional Health Authority†            |
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|South-West Thames Regional Health Authority †|
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