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1998 Health in Scotland

CONTENTS

Letter to the First Minister
Acronyms used in this report

Chapter 1: Health in Scotland - an overview
Chapter 2:
Facts and figures
Chapter 3:
The health and welfare of children

Chapter 4: Reports from Directors of Public Health
Ayrshire and Arran Health Board

Lanarkshire Health Board
Shetland Health Board

Chapter 5: Public health issues
Chapter 6:
Public health issues: infectious diseases
Chapter 7:
Acute services
Chapter 8:
Primary care and related services
Primary care

Mental health
Health of older people

Chapter 9: Oral health
Chapter 10:
Medical manpower and education
Medical workforce issues
Undergraduate medical education
Postgraduate medical and dental education

Chapter 11: Quality and effectiveness issues

TABLES

Chapter 2

2.1 Projected population of Scotland (1996-based), 2001-2021
2.2 Death rates per 100,000, males and females aged 1-44, Scotland, 1998
2.3 Death rates per 100,000, males and females aged 45-64, Scotland, 1998
2.4 Expectation of life, by sex and selected age, Scotland, 1861-1998

Chapter 3

3.1 Population projections for Scotland (1998-based) for the years 2003 and 2008
3.2 Mode of delivery of live births, and percentage induced,Scotland, 1989-1998
3.3 Proportions of preterm and low birthweight births, Scotland, 1987-1996
3.4 Stillbirths and deaths in the first year of life, Scotland, 1993-1997
3.5 The five most common reasons (in order of frequency) for consultation with general practitioners in children and selected adult populations, Scotland, year ending March 1998
3.6 Accidental deaths of children, Scotland, 1998
3.7 UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative 10 steps to successful breastfeeding

Chapter 4

4.1 Measurement of risk factors in patients on Ayrshire and Arran Diabetes Register, 1997-1998
4.2 Township self-containment and populations, Lanarkshire, 1997

Chapter 6

6.1 Deaths of definite and probable cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, United Kingdom, 1985-1998
6.2 Trends in selected sexually transmitted infections seen at genitourinary medicine clinics, Scotland, 1991-1998
6.3 Numbers of statutory notifications of infectious diseases, Scotland, 1997 and 1998
6.4 Numbers of laboratory reports to SCIEH of selected confirmed infections, 1997 and 1998
6.5 Primary immunisation uptake rates, United Kingdom, 1998
6.6 Primary immunisation uptake rates, Scotland, 1998

Chapter 7

7.1 Example of a managed clinical network for patients with vascular disease
7.2 Outline plan for implementation of the Acute Services Review
7.3 International comparisons of incidence and mortality rates for breast cancer, 1988-1992 and 1988-1994
7.4 Survival rates from breast cancer, Scotland, 1986-1994
7.5 Breast screening centres and mobile units in relation to health boards, Scotland, 1998
7.6 Performance of the Scottish Breast Screening Programme (SBSP), 1995/96 to 1997/98, against UK NHSBSP standards
7.7 Scottish Cervical Screening Programme (SCSP): percentage of eligible female population screened in the last 3.5 and 5.5 years

Chapter 9

9.1 The percentage of adults aged 55-64 years and over with teeth, Scotland, 1972-2000
9.2 Dentists working in the community dental service, Scotland, 1980-1997

FIGURES

Chapter 2

2.1 The changing age structure of Scotland's population, 1991-1998
2.2 Percentage distribution of deaths, by age, Scotland, 1998
2.3 Deaths, by cause and age group, Scotland, 1998

Chapter 3

3.1 Population aged under 15 in Scotland, by sex and health board area, based on 1997 midyear estimates
3.2 Distribution of health board populations in Scotland, by Carstairs deprivation category (1991 census)
3.3 Smoking status of pregnant women at first antenatal (booking) visit, by deprivation category, Scotland, 1992-1996
3.4 Singleton total births <37 weeks' gestation, by deprivation category, Scotland, 1987-1996
3.5 Singleton live births <2,500g weight, by deprivation category, Scotland, 1987-1996
3.6 Stillbirth, neonatal mortality and post-neonatal mortality rates,Scotland, 1971-1997
3.7 General practitioner consultation rates in children and in adults, Scotland, year ending March 1998
3.8 Vaccine uptake rates, Scotland, 1995-1998

Chapter 4

4.1 Total number of people registered with diabetes in Ayrshire and Arran, by age group, 1997-1998
4.2 Daily smokers, by township, Lanarkshire, 1996
4.3 Low fruit and vegetable consumption, by township, Lanarkshire, 1996
4.4 MMR uptake and refused MMR consent, Lanarkshire, 1995-1998
4.5 Rate of laboratory reports of sexually transmitted infections, by health board, Scotland, 1997
4.6 Rate of teenage pregnancies, by health board, Scotland, 1997
4.7 Perinatal mortality rate, Shetland, Grampian, and Scotland, 1988-1997
4.8 Angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting, by health board, Scotland, 1993-1995
4.9 Coronary artery bypass grafting, by health board, Scotland, 1997/98
4.10 Mortality rate from coronary heart disease in those aged 45-64 years, Shetland and Scotland, 1990-1998

Chapter 6

6.1 E.coli O157 laboratory reports, Scotland, 1984-1998
6.2 Campylobacter laboratory reports, Scotland, 1984-1998
6.3 Cryptosporidium laboratory reports, Scotland, 1986-1998
6.4 Confirmed cases of BSE, Great Britain, 1989-1998
6.5 Tuberculosis notifications, Scotland, 1980-1998
6.6 Meningococcal infection notifications, Scotland, 1975-1998
6.7 Distribution of meningococci by serogroup, Scotland, 1974-1998
6.8 Meningococcal infection, by age and serogroup, Scotland, 1998
6.9 Laboratory reports of parvovirus B19 infections, Scotland, 1990-1998
6.10 Notifications of selected diseases, Scotland, 1998 compared with 1993-1997 five-year mean
6.11 Actual and expected cases of malaria, Scotland, 1970-1974 to 1990-1994

Chapter 7

7.1 Outcome of teenage pregnancy, by age of mother at conception, Scotland, 1989-1998

Chapter 8

8.1 Continuous morbidity recording: percentage of GP contacts by diagnosis, 43 Scottish practices, 1997/98
8.2 Prescribing of antibiotics, Scotland, 1995-1998
8.3 Prescribing of hypnotics and anxiolytics, Scotland, 1992-1998

Chapter 9

9.1 Dental health in five-year-olds, by Carstairs deprivation category, Scotland, 1995/9

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