The physicians of Haifa have submitted a memorandum to the Government, states the Haifa paper “El Carmel,” demanding restrictions on the immigration of physicians to Palestine, on the ground that there are too many doctors already in the country.
There were 405 Jewish doctors, including 127 women, in Palestine at the beginning of this year, according to a statement published by the Jewish Medical Society. Seven of them were on Government service, 66 work at the Hadassah and 24 in the Workmen’s Sick Fund; 17 do not engage in their profession.
Jerusalem has 98 Jewish physicians, Jaffa and Tel Aviv 134, and Haifa 56.
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