SAS Chapter 2 : page :18

The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998

Chart 2C1 Top 10 Consultation rates (per 1,000 population 1) by condition group, for consultations with those aged 15 years or over; in the year ending July 1997, for selected practices

Bar Chart

Source: ISD Scotland, Common Services Agency

¹ Population refers to total practice list size aged 15 years or over of the selected 39 practices as at October 1996.

The rates calculated for Oral Contraceptive Pill and Menopause are based on the total population of the 39 practices.

The rate based on the female population aged 15-44 of the 39 practices for Oral Contraceptive Pill is 216 consultations per 1,000 population. The rate based on the female population aged 45-64 of the 39 practices for Menopause is 415 consultations per 1,000 population.

Table 2C4 Immunisation acceptance rates, 1992-1997

		1992	1993	1994	1995 ¹	1996	1997
Children born 2 years before year stated
Diphtheria		96.3	95.9	95.9	97.4	97.9	97.8
Tetanus		96.3	95.9	95.9	97.4	97.9	97.8
Pertussis		92.4	93.0	93.8	95.5	96.2	96.5
Polio		96.1	95.9	96.0	97.4	97.9	97.8
MMR ²		94.2	93.5	93.5	94.1	94.6	94.6
Girls born 14 years before year stated
Rubella ^3,4,5		81.3	74.4	74.8	..	..	..
Children born 14 years before year stated
BCG ⁶	(number)	52,086 1	54,233	53,358	31,119 ⁷	65,973	55,357

Source: ISD Scotland, Common Services Agency

¹ Revised.

² Mumps/Measles/Rubella (MMR) vaccine was introduced nationally on 1 October 1988.

³ Excludes Lothian Health Board.

⁴ Includes estimated data.

⁵ The rubella vaccination programme was discontinued in 1995.

⁶ Bacillus Calmette Guerin: Includes school population, new-born (non-contact) and contacts.

⁷ The data collection form was revised in 1995 and the figure presented equates to the number of children vaccinated.