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Appendix 26 (Chapter 7: Health)

Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

Government hospitals

Government dispensaries

Government-assisted hospitals

Private hospitals

Private maternity homes

Private nursing/maternity homes

Total

Appendix 27 (Chapter 7: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

1980

9 297

387

As at end of year 1981

9 892

1982

10 300

389

443

8 585

8755

9 222

2 479

2 466

2 645

36

28

24

22

56

56

20 806

21 586

22 690

As at end of year

In Government service

Total registered

1980

1981

1982

1980

1981

1982

Medical Doctors

1 040+

1 101†

1 234+

3 632*

3. 896*

4 137*

Interns on provisional register

130

128

140

204

201

229

Externs on provisional register

117

133

141

117

133

141

Dental-Dentists

104

119

115

763*

863*

878*

Dental hygienists

8

5

3

33

39

50

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

3 687

3842

4 138

10 729

11 266

11 814

Registered nurses (mental)

310

337

389

397

446

509

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

2

2

4

Enrolled nurses (general)

697

713

947

3 354

3 585

3 826

Enrolled nurses (mental)

179

202

233

194

233

267

Midwives-Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

322

312

303

981

981

981

Pharmacy--Pharmacists

and Poisons

35

42

56

335

388

436

Note: Annual re-registration is required only for medical staff and dentists.

* Including the professional medical personnel on both the local & overseas lists. † Including unregistrable medical officers.