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22-46 CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH |
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1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Number of Registered Medical Personnel①(person) |
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Doctors |
6260 |
8122 |
8976 |
9289 |
9527 |
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Dentists |
1532 |
1625 |
1654 |
1684 |
1724 |
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Pharmacists |
694 |
995 |
1067 |
1143 |
1212 |
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Nurses |
27679 |
35051 |
36395 |
37880 |
39250 |
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Doctors Per Thousand Population |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
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Number of Medical Institutions and Hospital Beds |
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Medical Institutions (number) |
88 |
88 |
92 |
96 |
102 |
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Hospital Beds (bed) |
25282 |
29328 |
29955 |
30800 |
32836 |
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Beds Per Thousand Population |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
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Notes: Figures are as at end of the year. |
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①Statistics on the registered medical personnel are maintained by the Medical Council for doctors, |
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Dental Council for dentists, Nursing Board for nurses and Pharmacy and Poisons Board for pharmacists. |
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Annual renewal of practising certificate is required for doctors, dentists and pharmacists. Figures |
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for doctors/dentists refer to the doctors/dentists with full registration on both the local and |
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