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Sir Michael McNair-Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) males and (b) females over the age of 65 years, per million of the population, are accepted for kidney dialysis treatment.
Mr. Dorrell
According to information provided by the European Dialysis and Transplant Association, the number of new patients aged 65 years and over, accepted for renal replacement therapy in 1988 was as follows:
| Number | Per million population | |
| Males | 265 | 75 |
| Females | 167 | 31 |