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Appendix 26 (Chapter 8: 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

317

1983

10 470

As at end of year

1984

11 352

1985

11 883

411

407

405

9 336

9578

9 622

2 647

2675

2 666

15

4

56

57

62

22 935

24 073

24 638

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

Appendix 27

(Chapter 8: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

As at end of year

דין

In Government service

1983

1984

1985

1983

Total registered

1984

1985

Medical Doctors

1 323+

1393+

1 424†

4 385*

4 609*

4 887*

Interns on provisional register

147

135

146

149

149

146

Externs on provisional register

167

179

158

167

180

158

Dental Dentists

124

117

135

935*

949*

1 069*

Dental hygienists

3

3

3

57

58

64

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

4 476

4 780

5 245

12512

13 259

14 178

Registered nurses (mental)

426

472

562

566

663

749

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

Registered nurses (sick children)

Enrolled nurses (general)

6

6

6

1

1

1

1 038

1 138

1 196

4 116

4 486

4 926

259

290

336

297

346

393

Enrolled nurses (mental)

Midwives-Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

Pharmacy Pharmacists and Poisons

289

279

269

981

981

981

55

51

55

464

501

549

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.