截至1979年末日本全国登记医师数为150,299名,每10万人口中有129.4名医师。加上未登记的,全国约有医师159,000名,每10万人口中有137名医师。原来厚生省的目标是,到1985年每10万人口中有150名医师,根据这个形势,在1985年前就可能达到这个目标,到1995年每10万人口中将拥有190名医师。这些医师从事工作的分类为:开设诊疗所者61,314(40.8%),在医院(不包括医学教育部门附属单位)工作的46,859(31.2%),在医 As of the end of 1979, the number of registered physicians in Japan was 150,299, and there were 129.4 physicians per 100,000 population. With unregistered, there are approximately 159,000 physicians nationwide and 137 physicians per 100,000 population. The original goal of the Ministry of Health and Welfare was to have 150 physicians per 100,000 population by 1985. According to this situation, this goal could be reached by 1985 and there will be 190 physicians per 100,000 population by 1995. The classification of the work performed by these physicians was: 61,314 (40.8%) were clinics opened, 46,859 (31.2%) were working in hospitals (excluding medical education department affiliated units),