HC Deb 23 May 1972 vol 837 c324W
51. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people over 65 years of age are known to his Department to be residents of nursing and old people's homes which are administered privately and by organisations other than local authorities, respectively, at the latest available date; and how these figures compare with each of the previous five years.

Mr. Alison

The following table gives the available figures for registered old persons' and disabled persons, homes in England and Wales. No figures are available of persons over 65 resident in nursing

PERSONS AGED 65 AND OVER IN HOMES REGIS-TERED UNDER SECTION 37 OF THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
At 31st December Private Homes Voluntary Homes
1967 … 15,850 22,761
1968 … 16,747 23,051
1969 … 17,532 23,720
1970 … 18,264 23.773