HC Deb 21 January 1991 vol 184 c79W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many aged people were living in residential homes in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Dorrell

The table shows the number of residents aged 65 and over in local authority and registered homes for elderly and for younger physically handicapped people as at 31 March.

Year England total
1981 160,965
1982 165,675
1983 172,208
1984 180,578
1985 193,487
1986 204,382
1987 209,801
1988 219,175
1989 232,527
1990 1232,025
1 Provisional data.

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