HC Deb 12 February 1968 vol 758 cc293-4W
Mr. Hunter

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the known number of retired people in Scotland who died of malnutrition in the years 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967.

Mr. Ross:

Deaths from malnutrition of persons of retired age numbered eleven in 1964, four in 1965 and seventeen in 1966. The figure for 1967 is not yet available.