Centenarians (Hansard, 19 November 1998)

§ Ms Hewitt

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Michael Jack, dated 19 November 1998: As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking for the current number of centenarians by county. The ONS produces population estimates for local authority districts in England and Wales for all ages up to the age group 85 years and over. Therefore, the centenarians are included in this group and cannot be separately identified. The attached table provides the mid-97 population estimates for those aged 85 years and over by county and Unitary Authority. 854W

Estimated mid-year 1997 resident population, persons 85 and over
	Thousands
England and Wales	988.8
England	931.1
Darlington UA	2.0
Hartlepool UA	1.4
Middlesbrough UA	2.3
Redcar and Cleveland UA	2.0
Stockton-on-Tees UA	2.2
Durham County	8.2
Northumberland County	5.4
Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County	19.1
Former County of Cleveland	7.9
Former County of Durham	10.2
Cheshire County	16.1
Cumbria County	9.9
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County	43.9
Lancashire County	29.1
Merseyside Metropolitan County	26.0
East Riding of Yorkshire UA	6.1
Kingston upon Hull, City of UA	4.7
North East Lincolnshire UA	2.9
North Lincolnshire UA	2.6
York UA	3.9
North Yorkshire County	13.1
South Yorkshire Metropolitan County	22.8
West Yorkshire Metropolitan County	37.3
Former County of Humberside	16.4
Former County of North Yorkshire	17.0
Derby UA	4.2
Leicester UA	5.2
Rutland UA	0.6
Derbyshire County	12.8
Leicestershire County	10.5
Lincolnshire County	12.4
Northamptonshire County	10.3
Nottinghamshire County	18.0
Former County of Derbyshire	17.0
Former County of Leicestershire	16.2
Stoke-on-Trent UA	4.2
Hereford and Worcester County	13.1
Shropshire County	7.6
Staffordshire County	12.6
Warwickshire County	8.4
West Midlands Metropolitan County	43.0
Former County of Staffordshire	16.8
Luton UA	2.2
Bedfordshire County	5.6
Cambridgeshire County	11.9
Essex County	30.1
Hertfordshire County	17.5
Norfolk County	18.5
Suffolk County	14.3
Former County of Bedfordshire	7.8
Greater London	121.1
Brighton and Hove UA	7.1
Isle of Wight UA	4.0
Milton Keynes UA	2.0
Portsmouth UA	4.0
Southampton UA	3.9
Berkshire County	11.2

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Estimated mid-year 1997 resident population, persons 85 and over
	Thousands
Buckinghamshire County	7.7
East Sussex County	17.9
Hampshire County	22.4
Kent County	32.0
Oxfordshire County	10.5
Surrey County	23.1
West Sussex County	21.7
Former County of Buckinghamshire	9.7
Former County of East Sussex	25.0
Former County of Hampshire	30.3
Former County of Isle of Wight	4.0
Bath and North East Somerset UA	4.1
Bournemouth UA	6.2
Bristol, City of UA	7.8
North Somerset UA	4.9
Poole UA	3.8
South Gloucestershire UA	3.6
Swindon UA	2.4
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	12.2
Devon County	29.7
Dorset County	11.7
Gloucestershire County	11.6
Somerset County	11.9
Wiltshire County	8.3
Former County of Avon	20.3
Former County of Dorset	21.7
Former County of Wiltshire	10.7
Wales	57.8
Isle of Anglesey UA	1.4
Gwynedd UA	3.0
Conwy UA	4.1
Denbighshire UA	2.7
Flintshire UA	2.3
Wrexham UA	2.3
Powys UA	2.9
Ceredigion UA	1.8
Pembrokeshire UA	2.0
Carmarthenshire UA	3.8
Swansea UA	4.6
Neath Port Talbot UA	2.7
Bridgend UA	2.4
The Vale of Glamorgan UA	2.0
Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, UA	3.8
Merthyr Tydfil UA	0.9
Caerphilly UA	2.4
Blaenau Gwent UA	1.3
Torfaen UA	1.4
Monmouthshire UA	1.9
Newport UA	2.3
Cardiff UA	5.7

Notes:

1. Figures are displayed for local authority boundaries as at 1 April 1997.
2. Figures may not add exactly because of rounding.