§ Mr. Lofthouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) females over 60 years of age and (b) males over 65 years of age received treatment under the National Health Service in 1982–83.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation on age is available for National Health Service inpatients only. In 1982, the latest year for which this information is available, there were an estimated 694,700 male inpatient cases aged 65 and over and 993,900 female inpatient cases aged 60 and over.