§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the life expectancy at birth in Hampshire for men and women, respectively; how this compares with the 1948 figures; and what are the comparable figures for Great Britain as a whole.
§ Dr. VaughanCalculations of the expectations of life at birth which would result if current mortality rates were continued over a lifespan are available as follows—
Females At 1977 mortality rates: Great Britain (provisional 70.0 76.2 Wessex Regional Health Authority (Isle of Wight, Dorset and Wiltshire) 71.2 76.9 At 1951–53 mortality rates: Great Britain 66.5 71.6 No comparable figures are available for the Hampshire area health authority as currently defined, or the administrative county of Hampshire as defined in 1948.