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Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the death rate for each quarter for each year since 1970 for those aged 60 to 69 years, 70 to 79 years, over 80 years and those aged between four months and one year.
Sir George Young
Figures are not readily available for the age group four
| DEATH RATES* FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1970–78 BY QUARTER | ||||||||
| Age-group | ||||||||
| Year | Quarters | Three months one year | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80+ | |||
| 1970 | … | March | … | … | 4·3 | 29·7 | 73·2 | 180·9 |
| June | … | … | 3·1 | 22·8 | 55·5 | 141·1 | ||
| September | … | 2·5 | 21·0 | 49·2 | 122·6 | |||
| December | … | 3·4 | 24·1 | 57·2 | 145·2 | |||
| 1971 | … | March | … | … | 4·3 | 26·0 | 63·9 | 174·1 |
| June | … | … | 2·6 | 23·1 | 55·3 | 139·3 | ||
| September | … | 2·1 | 20·8 | 49·5 | 121·5 | |||
| December | … | 3·4 | 24·2 | 58·6 | 148·3 | |||
| 1972 | … | March | … | … | 3·9 | 28·5 | 71·0 | 182·9 |
| June | … | … | 2·9 | 22·7 | 54·4 | 140·2 | ||
| September | … | 2·2 | 21·4 | 50·8 | 128·8 | |||
| December | … | 3·7 | 25·7 | 64·3 | 163·4 | |||
| 1973 | … | March | … | … | 4·2 | 26·1 | 66·2 | 181·3 |
| June | … | … | 2·8 | 22·5 | 54·1 | 140·0 | ||
| September | … | 2·1 | 21·3 | 49·4 | 126·2 | |||
| December | … | 3·8 | 24·0 | 60·0 | 155·6 | |||
| 1974 | … | March | … | … | 4·0 | 25·6 | 63·1 | 175·1 |
| June | … | … | 2·6 | 22·7 | 55·9 | 146·0 | ||
| September | … | 2·0 | 21·4 | 50·5 | 129·5 | |||
| December | … | 3·6 | 24·0 | 58·4 | 152·5 | |||
| 1975 | … | March | … | … | 3·1 | 25·2 | 62·1 | 172·8 |
| June | … | … | 2·8 | 23·4 | 56·9 | 152·0 | ||
| September | … | 2·1 | 20·5 | 49·3 | 126·9 | |||
| December | … | 3·4 | 23·2 | 56·2 | 147·4 | |||
| 1976 | … | March | … | … | 3·7 | 27·5 | 69·5 | 212·8 |
| June | … | … | 2·4 | 22·5 | 53·5 | 140·4 | ||
| September | … | 1·5 | 20·1 | 47·8 | 122·5 | |||
| December | … | 3·4 | 23·7 | 57·8 | 147·0 | |||
| 1977 | … | March | … | … | 3·6 | 25·2 | 61·4 | 170·5 |
| June | … | … | 2·3 | 22·8 | 55·0 | 148·4 | ||
| September | … | 1·8 | 20·4 | 47·7 | 120·6 | |||
| December | … | 2·9 | 22·5 | 54·5 | 140·0 | |||
| 1978 | … | March | … | … | 3·9 | 26·7 | 64·6 | 181·8 |
| June | … | … | 2·2 | 22·6 | 53·6 | 139·l | ||
| September | … | 1·8 | 20·4 | 47·7 | 119·9 | |||
| December | … | 2·6 | 22·6 | 54·1 | 140·0 | |||
| * Rates for three months—one year per 1,000 live births. Rates at other ages per 1,000 population. | ||||||||