§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will express the number of deaths in Scotland of those aged 65 years and over which occurred in the months October to March as a percentage of those which occurred in the previous six months, for each year since 1974–75.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Deaths of persons aged 65 and over registered in October to March as a percentage of those registered in the previous six months, Scotland, 1974–75 to 1986–87 Year Deaths October to March Percentage of previous six months 1974–75 24,653 116.3 1975–76 25,759 123.1 1976–77 24,071 117.3 1977–78 25,219 119.4 1978–79 25,648 119.5 1979–80 24,828 113.6 1980–81 24,743 113.2 1981–82 27,649 126.9 1982–83 25,911 120.0 1983–84 24,806 114.3 1984–85 25,239 116.4 1985–86 27,243 122.5 1986–87 24,478 108.6 Note: Deaths are processed by month of registration.