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. 1998 Aug 22;317(7157):538. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7157.538

Table.

Rates of attendance at accident and emergency (A & E) department and outcomes for two general practices in Tower Hamlets, London

Practice 1 Practice 2
Underprivileged area score 52.0 51.2
Practice population:
 No of patients 7307 11 084
 Proportion aged under 16 (%) 14.5 18.4
Annual rate of attendance at A&E* (per 1000 registered patients) 124.1  189.7 
Rate of admission from A&E (%) 17.6 18.4
Rate of referral from A&E as outpatient (%)  8.3 10.0
*

Assuming attendance rate is constant over time and multiplying figures for seven month study by 12/7.