Geriatric Services

HC Deb 06 August 1975 vol 897 cc254-8W

Mrs. Ann Taylor

asked 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. Owen

The information is as follows:

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.