asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the population in each public health authority area covered by medical service cards on the nearest available date and on a similar date in the years 1959, 1958 and 1957.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Medical Service Cards.
2.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to circulate it with the Official Report.
The statement is as follows: the latest date for which the information is available being 31st March, 1960:
|
Health Authority Area |
Percentage of the population of the area covered by medical cards on |
|||
|
31st March, 1957 |
31st March, 1958 |
31st March, 1959 |
31st March, 1960 |
|
|
County Carlow |
41.7 |
43.4 |
40.7 |
39.8 |
|
,,Cavan |
29.3 |
31.0 |
33.8 |
35.8 |
|
,,Clare |
21.6 |
21.7 |
24.1 |
22.7 |
|
North Cork |
41.6 |
43.5 |
44.4 |
38.4 |
|
South Cork |
24.5 |
24.4 |
24.3 |
20.5 |
|
West Cork |
25.0 |
29.5 |
31.1 |
33.6 |
|
County Donegal |
13.5 |
16.2 |
18.8 |
20.1 |
|
Dublin Board of Assistance area |
22.1 |
16.1 |
18.9 |
11.1 |
|
Balrothery Board of Assistance area |
26.6 |
29.1 |
25.7 |
14.0 |
|
Rathdown Board of Assistance area |
19.0 |
18.4 |
15.4 |
8.0 |
|
County Galway |
28.0 |
32.0 |
35.8 |
38.3 |
|
,,Kerry |
35.9 |
32.4 |
31.2 |
30.4 |
|
,,Kildare |
28.3 |
32.0 |
34.1 |
34.4 |
|
,,Kilkenny |
39.7 |
43.9 |
46.3 |
48.1 |
|
,,Laoighis |
31.4 |
31.4 |
30.5 |
31.5 |
|
,,Leitrim |
13.3 |
18.7 |
20.3 |
17.7 |
|
,,Limerick |
31.8 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
33.6 |
|
Limerick County Borough |
43.1 |
51.0 |
55.0 |
35.7 |
|
County Longford |
43.5 |
44.5 |
42.7 |
42.7 |
|
,,Louth |
20.5 |
26.3 |
30.1 |
30.5 |
|
,,Mayo |
28.7 |
30.9 |
34.1 |
33.5 |
|
,,Meath |
13.0 |
17.4 |
22.3 |
23.9 |
|
,,Monaghan |
35.3 |
40.8 |
35.4 |
42.0 |
|
,,Offaly |
32.3 |
36.1 |
39.5 |
41.0 |
|
,,Roscommon |
28.4 |
34.0 |
33.9 |
39.2 |
|
,,Sligo |
25.5 |
27.8 |
28.6 |
24.1 |
|
,,Tipperary (N.R.) |
34.8 |
37.1 |
36.4 |
38.4 |
|
,,Tipperary (S.R.) |
39.5 |
42.0 |
44.4 |
45.9 |
|
,,Waterford |
40.1 |
37.2 |
33.6 |
39.7 |
|
,,Westmeath |
37.8 |
36.4 |
37.1 |
36.1 |
|
,,Wexford |
39.3 |
30.0 |
31.3* |
37.1 |
|
,,Wicklow |
34.7 |
36.6 |
37.3 |
36.3 |
*This figure shows the position on 16th April, 1959. The figure for 31st March, 1959 is not available.
NOTE. —In certain cases the figures at the different dates are not comparable owing to the incidence and method of review of the Medical Services Register undertaken pursuant to Article 13 of the General Medical Services Regulations, 1954.