§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many elderly persons in Scotland (a) in total, (b) aged 65 to 69 years, (c) 70 to 79 years, and (d) 80 or over, live in accommodation built before 1919; and what proportion this represents of the total number of elderly persons in each age group;
(2) how many elderly persons in Scotland (a) in total, (b) aged 65 to 69 years, (c) 70 to 79 years and (d) 80 years or over live in accommodation (i) without a fixed bath, (ii) without an inside toilet and (iii) without central heating; and what proportion this represents of the total number of elderly persons in each age group;
Head of household aged Proportion of households headed by person of age shown living in 25–44 years (per cent.) 65–69 years (per cent.) 70–79 years (per cent.) 80 years and over (per cent.) 65 years and over (per cent.) Accommodation built before 1919 … 18.4 27.7 29.6 32.1 29.3 Accommodation without fixed bath … 5.0 10.4 8.2 8.5 9.1 Accommodation without inside toilet … 1.1 0.9 2.3 4.9 2.1 Accommodation without central heating … 54.7 73.2 76.1 74.4 74.8 Number of households in sample … 737 220 305 82 607