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Appendix 26 (Chapter 9: Health)

Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

Government hospitals*

Government maternity homes/clinics

Government-assisted hospitals

Private hospitals

Private maternity homes

Private nursing/maternity homes

Total

333

1982

10 300

443

9 222

2 645

24

As at end of year

1983

10 470

411

9336

2 647

15

1984

11 352

407

9 578

2675

56

56

57

22 690

22 935

24 073

Note: * Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres.

Appendix 27

(Chapter 9: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

As at end of year

In Government service

Total registered

1982

1983

1984

1982

1983

1984

Medical Doctors

1 234+

1 323+

1393+

4 137*

4 385*

4 609*

Interns on provisional register

140

147

135

229

149

149

Externs on provisional register

141

167

179

141

167

180

Dental-Dentists

115

124

117

878*

935*

949*

Dental hygienists

3

3

3

50

57

58

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

'4 138

4 476

4 780

11 814

12 512

13 259

Registered nurses (mental)

389

426

472

509

566

663

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

Registered nurses (sick children)

Enrolled nurses (general)

4

6

6

1

1

947

1 038

1 138

3826

4 116

4 486

233

259

290

267

297

346

Enrolled nurses (mental)

Midwives-Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

303

289

279

981

981

981

Pharmacy Pharmacists and Poisons

56

55

51

436

464

501

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

+ Including unregistrable medical officers.

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