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Appendix 26 (Chapter 7: Health)

Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

As at end of year

1978

1979

1980

Government hospitals

8,987

9,055

9,297

Government dispensaries

393

390

387

Government-assisted hospitals

8,347

8,630

8,585

Private hospitals

2,320

2,443

2,479

Private maternity homes

45

45

36

Private nursing/maternity homes

43

43

22

Total

20,135

20,606

20,806

Appendix 27 (Chapter 7: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

1

11

As at end of year

In Government service

Total registered

1978

1979 1980

1978

1979 1980

Medical doctors

915*

972* 1,040*

3,029

3,291

3,632

Provisionally registered medical doctors 1

(house officers)

138

131

130

214

201

204

Dentists

90

98

104

611

667

763

Pharmacists

31

31

35

240

278

335

Midwives (without nursing qualifications)

338

329

322

982

981

981

Nurses (general, male and female,

excluding student nurses)

3,219 3,446 3,687

9,407 10,097 10,729

with midwifery qualifications

1,681

without midwifery qualifications

1,538

1,631 1,621 1,815 2,066

5,421

5,668 5,929

3,986

4,429 4,800

Nurses (psychiatric, male and female,

excluding student nurses)

286

294

310

327

361

397

Nurses (mentally sub-normal, excluding

student nurses)

1

2

2

Note: Including unregistrable medical officers.