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Written Question · S2W-19617 · Session 2

What percentage of patients in each (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Dundee, and (d) Aberdeen parliamentary constituency area were diagnosed…

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 3 Oct 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of patients in each (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Dundee, and (d) Aberdeen parliamentary constituency area were diagnosed with coronary heart disease compared with the national average in each of the last five years.

The answer

Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 Oct 2005 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

The number of patients discharged from acute hospitals with a main diagnosis of coronary heart disease in the years 2000-04 in each Parliamentary Constituency within Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen City areas are shown in the following tables. The crude rates per 100,000 population and the age sex standardised rates per 100,000 population are also shown.
These figures show that the standardised rate for Scotland has fallen by 9.7% from 485.3 to 438.0 between 2000 and 2004.
The highest rates in 2000 were in Glasgow Springburn (760.6), Glasgow Baillieston (722.5) and Glasgow Shettleston (709.3). The lowest rates were in Edinburgh West (362.6), Edinburgh Pentlands (391.4) and Aberdeen South (404.0).
The highest rates in 2004 were in Glasgow Shettleston (623.3), Glasgow Springburn (616.6), and Glasgow Baillieston (614.9). The lowest rates were in Edinburgh West (316.1), Edinburgh Pentlands (335.8) and Edinburgh South (348.3).
2000


| Patients1
| Crude rate per 100,000 population2
| Age standardised rate per 100,000 population3

Scotland
| 29,128
| 575.5
| 485.3

Aberdeen Central
| 335
| 505.1
| 478.7

Aberdeen North
| 383
| 550.9
| 481.2

Aberdeen South
| 387
| 507.3
| 404.0

Dundee East
| 479
| 649.1
| 520.1

Dundee West
| 476
| 669.0
| 573.9

Edinburgh Central
| 314
| 409.5
| 437.5

Edinburgh East & Musselburgh
| 491
| 656.3
| 530.9

Edinburgh North & Leith
| 389
| 522.4
| 514.9

Edinburgh Pentlands
| 347
| 445.3
| 391.4

Edinburgh South
| 355
| 446.9
| 410.8

Edinburgh West
| 378
| 473.5
| 362.6

Glasgow Anniesland
| 417
| 648.1
| 547.3

Glasgow Baillieston
| 490
| 773.1
| 722.5

Glasgow Cathcart
| 352
| 556.7
| 499.8

Glasgow Govan
| 343

In the Official Report

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