Using computer tapes of death registrations for the period 1980-2, and paper copy of population data for the 1981 census, death rates were calculated for the population resident in each of the 112 postcode sectors that make up the area served by the Greater Glasgow Health Board. Rates were calculated for both sexes in combination for each of the age groups 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, and...