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Scottish Office

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Mr. Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the excess winter treatment rates for cold-related illnesses in hospitals in Scotland for (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients for each of the last 10 years. [17215] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: In-patient admissions with a main diagnosis of cold--related illness--influenza, pneumonia and bronchitis--for the months of December to February and for the rest of each of the past 10 years are given in the table, together with the ratio of the December to February figures to the three-monthly average for the rest of the year. Information on out-patients is not held centrally. Admissions to hospital with a main diagnosis of influenza, pneumonia or bronchitis for the periods March 1985 to February 1986 to March 1995 to February 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Influenza Pneumonia Bronchitis Number of admissions Number of admissions Number of admissions Period March to February Rest of Winter Excess Rest of Winter Excess Rest of Winter Excess year March period winter year March period winter year March period winter to December admissions to December admissions to December admissions November to ratio{1} November to Ratio{1} November to ratio{1} February February February 1985-86 174 155 2.7 5,193 2,669 1.5 3,185 1,839 1.7 1986-87 121 96 2.4 5,232 2,088 1.2 2,322 1,739 2.2 1987-88 118 32 0.8 5,293 2,111 1.2 2,472 1,074 1.3 1988-89 98 99 3.0 5,286 1,982 1.1 2,894 1,339 1.4 1989-90 202 451 6.7 5,544 2,981 1.6 2,130 2,294 3.2 1990-91 114 56 1.5 5,501 2,499 1.4 2,040 1,295 1.9 1991-92 83 123 4.4 5,739 2,606 1.4 2,662 2,297 2.6 1992-93 77 56 2.2 5,638 2,447 1.3 2,229 1,902 2.6 1993-94 501 90 0.5 7,158 2,822 1.2 3,257 2,114 1.9 1994-95 78 34 1.3 6,323 2,846 1.4 2,019 2,139 3.2 1995-96 163 237 4.4 6,772 3,481 1.5 2,331 2,574 3.3 Total 1985-96 1,729 1,429 2.5 63,679 28,532 1.3 27,541 20,606 2.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

17215; 291 c229-30W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Admissions Bronchitis Hospitals Patients Scotland Weather Influenza Pneumonia

Contains statistics

Yes