§ Mrs. Ann Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will publish figures showing for each year from 1971–72 to 1974–75, and for each region, the total and elderly populations, and the capital expenditure on geriatric services in total and per capita of the elderly population.
§ Dr. OwenThe information is as follows:
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Capital Expenditure on Geriatric Services 1971–72 1972–73 Population (Thousands) Capital Expenditure on Geriatric Services Population (Thousands) Capital‡ Expenditure on Geriatric Services Region Total Elderly £ (Thousands) Total £ Per Capita Elderly Population Total Elderly £ (Thousands) Total £ Per Capita Elderly Population (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) England … 46,089.8 6,025.5 10,455 1.73 46,297.5 6,128.4 14,996 2.44 Newcastle/Northern* … 3,047.1 369.8 814 2.20 3,044.7 374.2 1,093 2.92 Leeds/Yorkshire* … 3,232.0 439.3 699 1.59 3,240.3 446.1 1,103 2.47 Sheffield/Trent* … 4,653.7 567.7 1,692 2.98 4,673.5 577.2 2,371 4.10 East Anglian … 1,762.7 248.7 475 1.90 1,789.6 255.4 902 3.53 North West Metropolitan/North West Thames* … 4,135.8 482.4 441 0. 4,128.6 487.6 1,220 2.50 North East Metropolitan/North East Thames* … 3,368.9 425.5 498 117 3,386.3 433.3 597 1.37 South East Metropolitan/South East Thames* … 3,533.9 547.6 994 1.81 3,546.6 555.9 1,722 3.09 South West Metropolitan/South West Thames* … 3,232.9 458.7 553 1.20 3,234.6 464.7 566 1.21 Oxford … 1,999.6 229.9 298 1.29 2,031.0 236.3 447 1.89 Southwestern … 3,176.8 495.2 561 113 3,208.5 505.5 846 1.67 Manchester/North Western* … 4,571.9 617.5 778 1.25 4,581.7 626.5 802 1.28 Birmingham/West Midlands* … 5,118.7 571.5 1,760 3.07 5,148.3 582.8 2,176 3.73 Liverpool/Mersey* … 2,221.8 261.7 584 2.23 2,217.1 264.3 902 3.41 Wessex … 2,034.0 310.0 308 0.99 2,066.7 318.6 249 0.78
1973–74 1974–75 Population (Thousands) Capital‡ Expenditure on Geriatric Services Population (Thousands) Capital†‡ Expenditure on Geriatric Services Region Total Elderly £ (Thousands) Total £ Per Capita Elderly Population Total Elderly £ (Thousands) Total £ Per Capita Elderly Population (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) England … 46,425.3 6,361.5 18,927 2.97 46,435.8 6,467.5 22,635 3.49 Newcastle/Northern* … 3,076.6 387.8 1,680 4.33 3,127.4 413.4 2,018 4.88 Leeds/Yorkshire* … 3,248.8 464.2 1,515 3.26 3,579.6 507.5 2,489 4.90 Sheffield/Trent* … 4,698.5 603.7 2,582 4.27 4,539.9 599.5 2,207 3.68 East Anglian … 1,824.5 267.7 1,351 5.04 1,758.3 261.9 2,252 8.59 North West Metropolitan/North West Thames* … 4,223.8 522.8 664 1.27 3,480.3 437.6 813 1.85 North East Metropolitan/North East Thames* … 3,284.4 437.6 960 2.19 3,731.6 514.9 1,078 2.09 South East Metropolitan/South East Thames* … 3,442.4 558.9 2,245 4.01 3,621.0 589.9 1,942 3.29 South West Metropolitan/South West Thames* … 3,286.7 486.7 1,490 3.06 2,889.8 448.2 1,552 3.46 Oxford … 2,059.6 244.0 716 2.93 2,182.9 253.3 992 3.91 South Western … 3,246.2 525.9 1,034 1.96 3,128.5 519.9 2,268 4.36 Manchester/North Western* … 4,601.8 651.9 1,021 1.56 4,088.2 585.9 1,158 1.97 Birmingham/West Midlands* … 5,163.2 606.8 2,599 4.28 5,180.6 618.2 2,347 3.79 Liverpool/Mersey* … 2,209.6 274.8 763 2.77 2,505.0 322.1 984 3.05 Wessex … 2,098.2 328.7 307 0.93 2,622.8 395.2 535 1.35 * From 1st April 1974. †Estimated. ‡ Includes expenditure from special allocation for geriatric and dementia services.