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.