§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of asthma were reported in each Scottish health region for each year since 1979; and if he will set out the figures in the same manner as the Secretary
In-patient and day case discharges, including deaths, with a principal diagnosis of asthma by health board of treatment 1979 to 1992 Health board of treatment 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Argyll and Clyde 258 274 284 261 384 413 414 503 531 583 640 724 724 689 Ayrshire and Arran 242 245 338 367 373 482 487 532 689 671 659 662 824 773 Borders 47 69 73 108 98 163 141 161 177 204 202 268 177 176 Dumfries and Galloway 69 108 121 140 170 148 158 185 190 219 195 219 231 248 Fife 171 260 259 293 334 383 318 382 427 486 425 408 426 424 Forth Valley 125 155 149 158 185 184 228 279 344 343 334 403 432 362 Grampian 327 375 434 489 564 562 601 677 891 825 798 1,115 1,014 1,005 Greater Glasgow 931 1,050 1,192 1,229 1,415 1,504 1,554 1,505 1,714 1,790 1,763 2,043 2,031 2,188 Highland 123 161 183 205 236 268 235 277 293 286 281 347 332 299 Lanarkshire 232 364 455 406 517 571 621 583 735 801 900 958 1,058 995 Lothian 988 1,115 1,156 1,140 1,202 1,231 1,362 1,305 1,545 1,528 1,593 1,624 1,850 1,750 Orkney 4 5 7 10 8 12 20 11 30 17 16 16 15 19 Shetland 2 4 8 15 21 18 12 16 17 14 20 25 16 11 Tayside 427 427 495 478 538 581 674 591 729 787 795 811 1,001 921 Western Isles 10 20 21 13 26 26 20 20 13 23 17 27 30 29 SCOTLAND 3,956 4,632 5,175 5,312 6,071 6,546 6,845 7,027 8,325 8,577 8,638 9,650 10,161 9,889