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Mr. Wm. Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the numbers of administrative staff in each health and social services board headquarters in Northern Ireland present; and what were the numbers at the same time in 1979 and 1978.
Mr. Alison
The latest information available is for 31 December 1979. This is given below together with information for the previous two years.the year ended 31 December 1978 are as follows:
| Board | Number of households | Rate per 1,000 population aged 65 or over |
| Eastern | 320* | 3·8* |
| Northern | 495 | 13·4 |
| Southern | 118 | 4·2 |
| Western | 216 | 8·6 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,149 | 6·6 |
| * Does not take account of 103 households for which there is no information about the age of members of the households. | ||