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Government Hospitals

Government Dispensaries

Government-Assisted Hospitals

Private Hospitals

Private Maternity Homes

Private Nursing/Maternity Homes

Total

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Appendix 24

(Chapter 7: Health)

Hospital Beds

:

:.

:

:.

:

:

:

:

14

1970

1971

1972

6,299

6,364

6,534

489

485

503

7,533

7,664

7,621

1,806

1,888

1,838

302

246

195

42

42

42

16,471

16,689

16,733

Appendix 25

(Chapter 7: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

(as at end of year)

1970

1971

-

1972

Total Registered

In Government Service

Total Registered

In Government Service

Total

In Government

Registered Service

Medical doctors

Provisionally registered medical

doctors (house officers)

Dentists

1,996

610*

2,161

639* 2,333

670*

180

108

-

181

109

194

128

:

486

69

480

67

485

61

Pharmacists

180

18

186

22

198

24

Midwives (without nursing

qualifications)

726

226

747

232

776

258

+

Nurses (general, male and female,

excluding student nurses)

...

5,120

1,834

5,472

2,064

5,851

2,160

(a) with midwifery qualifications

3,492

1,331

3,763

1,365

3,969 1,450

(b) without midwifery

qualifications

1,628

503

1,709

699

1,882

710

Nurses (psychiatric, male and female,

excluding student nurses)

135

182

173

241

184

218

* Including unregisterable assistant medical officers.