§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of people over the age of 65, 75 and 85 years, by men and women, living in the constituency of Islington, North.
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§ Mr. John PattenThe numbers of men and women aged 65 years and over, 75 years and over and 85 years and over recorded as resident in Islington, North in the 1981 census of population were as follows:
Age (years) Men Women 65 and over 4,315 6,882 75 and over 1,257 3,000 85 and over 139 629
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the figures in table 6, "Census 1981", Persons of Pensionable Age, Great Britain can be reproduced in respect of each of the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeVersions of this table for the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham can be produced on request by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. There is a charge for this service.
§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the availability of (a) geriatric beds in National Health Service hospitals, (b) places in homes for the elderly and (c) home-help staff, within the Islington, North constituency.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe do not collect statistics on a constituency basis. The most useful figures available are those collected from Islington health authority and Islington local authority.
The latest information submitted to the Department is as follows:
- (a) Iin 1982 the average daily number of available geriatric beds in NHS hospitals in Islington Health Authority was 167.
- (b) At 31 March 1983 the number of places available for the elderly and elderly mentally infirm was:
Number Local Authority homes 585 Voluntary homes 48 Private homes 30 Total all homes 663 (c) At 30 September 1982 the number of home help staff (whole-time equivalent) was 236.9