§ Sir Michael McNair-WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give the numbers of people receiving kidney dialysis treatment in the age brackets(a) 0 to 20 years, (b) 21 to 40 years, (c) 41 to 60 years and (d) 61 to 80 years, or comparable age divisions.
§ Mr. DorrellThe table gives estimates of the numbers of people receiving dialysis treatment according to 20-year age bands as at 31 December 1990.
Age Number Under 20 349 21 to 40 2,163 41 to 60 3,233 61 to 80 1,907 Over 80 101 The figures are based on returns from renal units in 1990 adjusted to take account of the response rate and apportioned according to the age distribution of services in 1989.