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