More Patients And Doctors
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter) m LONDON. The National Health Ser-vice-introduced to England and Wales in 1949—has meant more doctors, dentists, chemists and opticians, but less medical prescriptions. eye tests and hospital beds, according to a statistical survey of the service last year. The number of patients on doctors’ lists rose from 42.200.000 in 1949 to 46,820,000 last year. The number of doctors increased by about 3000 to 20.959, dentists from 9495 to 10540, and opticians from 5739 to 6092. Prescriptions fell from 202.011.412 in 1949 to 196.626238 last year and sight tests from 5,700,000 to 5,440,347 in 1962.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 21
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99More Patients And Doctors Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30366, 15 February 1964, Page 21
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