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Wem and Ellesmere Medical Practices

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the population in the catchment area of the (a) Wem Medical Practice and (b) Ellesmere Medical Practice has been in each of the last five years for which figures are available; [10935]
 
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(2) what the age structure of the population in the catchment area of the (a) Wem Medical Practice and (b) Ellesmere Medical Practice has been in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [10936]

Mr. Byrne: The information is not available centrally in the format requested.

Table 1 shows the total number of patients registered at Ellesmere and Wem medical practices at September 2004. This is the only year that the Department holds this information at this level.
Table 1: Registered patients⁽⁴³⁾ by age band, as at 30 September 2004—actual numbers

Medical practice	Ellesmere	Wem
Total	7,219	8,889
(Age)
0–4	329	406
5–14	921	1,096
15–44	2,536	3,203
45–64	2,014	2,381
65–74	722	948
75–84	544	645
85+	153	210

⁽⁴³⁾ The number of registered patients is the total number of patients registered at each practice, and for whom that practice is responsible.
Source:
National Health Service Health and Social Care Information Centre general and personal medical services statistics.




 
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Table 2 shows 2001 census-based resident population estimates for Shropshire County Primary Care Trust (PCT) and the age breakdown of those figures. Figures from before 2001 are not available.
Table 2: 2001 census-based resident population estimates for Shropshire county PCT by age band

	2001	2002	2003
Total population	283,254	285,388	286,745
Age
Less than 1 year	2,761	2,658	2,800
01–04	12,429	12,102	11,657
05–09	16,775	16,821	16,801
10–14	18,355	18,819	18,771
15–19	17,784	17,881	18,508
20–24	12,919	13,357	13,584
25–29	15,241	14,078	13,224
30–34	19,217	18,939	18,297
35–39	21,197	21,398	21,506
40–44	19,694	20,461	20,847
45–49	18,808	18,893	19,185
50–54	21,195	20,507	19,778
55–59	19,362	20,644	21,565
60–64	16,198	16,550	17,143
65–69	14,205	14,573	14,933
70–74	12,941	13,097	13,201
75–79	10,800	10,719	10,668
80–84	7,157	7,634	8,084
85–89	4,090	4,077	3,961
Over 90	2,126	2,180	2,232

Note:
Figures are on a resident basis within the PCT boundary.

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