Show Doctor Population Rose In 1948 Census Claims CHICAGO The The nations nation's physician physician physician cian population increased 3 in 1948 the American Medical l association association asso asso- cia tion reports The census announced in the I AMA Journal by the associations association's associations association's associations association's tion's council on medical medica education education education tion and hospitals showed new doctors were lic licensed last year and died The council estimated that there were physicians in the cc continental con United States April 15 this year Of this number were believed to be in private practice The over-all over figure included doctors doctors doctors doc doc- tors doing time full-time research teaching and administration It also included retired physicians interns and residents in hospitals and those in government service |