§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the population over(a) 30, (b) 40,(c) 50 and (d) 60 years in each health authority area in England have no natural teeth. [48601]
§ Mr. MilburnInformation is not held centrally in the form requested. Data which were collected in the Adult Dental Health Survey conducted in 1988 are available for southern England (SE), the Midlands (M) and northern England (NE) and show that the following percentages of people had no natural teeth.
Percentage Age SE M NE 25–34 — 1 2 35–44 1 6 4 45–54 8 23 22 55–64 22 40 53 65 and over 57 69 80