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Written question asked by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 18 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 July 2006. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 24 July 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Health Statistics (London)

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with (a) diabetes and (b) Alzheimer’s syndrome in each London borough in each year since 1997.
Answer

Data on the number of patients diagnosed with diabetes is not held in the format requested. However, the number of patients with diabetes by London primary care trust (PCT) for March 2005 and March 2006 which are the latest figures available is shown in the following table.Data on the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s syndrome is not collected centrally.

Number of patients with diabetes as identified on practice registers
London March 2006 March 2005
North Central Barnet PCT 5A9 12,423 12,041
North Central Enfield PCT 5C1 10,559 9,616
North Central Haringey Teaching PCT 5C9 9,664 8,849
North Central Camden PCT 5K7 5,897 5,691
North Central Islington PCT 5K8 6,706 6,049
North East Havering PCT 5A4 8,997 8,306
North East Barking and Dagenham PCT 5C2 6,582 5,673
North East City and Hackney PCT 5C3 9,225 8,644
North East Tower Hamlets PCT 5C4 9,995 9,402
North East Newham PCT 5C5 14,404 13,948
North East Redbridge PCT 5NA 11,522 10,975
North East Waltham Forest PCT 5NC 10,399 9,898
North West Hillingdon PCT SAT 9,701 9,153
North West Hammersmith and Fulham 5H1 4,651 4,960
North West Ealing PCT 5HX 15,481 14,409
North West Hounslow PCT SHY 9,796 9,182
North West Brent PCT 5K5 16,158 15,236
North West Harrow PCT 5K6 10,846 8,963
North West Kensington and Chelsea PCT 5LA 4,386 4,117
North West Westminster PCT 5LC 5,998 5,801
South East Bromley PCT 5A7 9,499 9,052
South East Greenwich PCT 5A8 8,159 7,535
South East Lambeth PCT 5LD 10,397 9,875
South East Southwark PCT 5LE 9,294 8,759
South East Lewisham PCT 5LF 10,161 8,819
South East Bexley Care Trust TAK 7,770 7,589
South West Kingston PCT 5A5 5,490 4,959
South West Croydon PCT 5K9 13,781 13,252
South West Wandsworth PCT 5LG 9,256 9,086
South West Richmond and Twickenham PCT 5M6 4,698 4,235
South West Sutton and Merton PCT 5M7 13,330 12,373

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
87495; 449 c1102-4W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Diabetes Alzheimer's disease Greater London
Link
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