Table 1.
Average crude rates of admission to hospital per 10 000 population*
| Condition and year | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Asthma | ||
| 1989-90 | 19.91 (6.04) | 9.78-36.00 |
| 1990-1 | 19.62 (5.97) | 6.40-35.40 |
| 1991-2 | 21.57 (5.83) | 9.44-35.83 |
| 1992-3 | 20.95 (5.78) | 9.94-36.47 |
| 1993-4 | 22.17 (5.69) | 12.58-40.92 |
| 1994-5 | 20.27 (5.87) | 3.24-34.73 |
| Diabetes | ||
| 1989-90 | 10.48 (2.92) | 4.43-19.91 |
| 1990-1 | 10.89 (3.57) | 4.74-21.41 |
| 1991-2 | 11.74 (4.55) | 4.05-27.11 |
| 1992-3 | 12.46 (5.26) | 4.86-30.55 |
| 1993-4 | 12.50 (5.54) | 4.83-35.64 |
| 1994-5 | 13.00 (5.46) | 2.19-31.50 |
| Epilepsy | ||
| 1989-90 | 7.57 (2.46) | 3.13-14.38 |
| 1990-1 | 7.87 (2.52) | 3.49-14.95 |
| 1991-2 | 8.40 (2.54) | 4.08-17.24 |
| 1992-3 | 8.34 (2.33) | 4.17-14.26 |
| 1993-4 | 8.27 (2.29) | 3.82-16.98 |
| 1994-5 | 8.72 (2.75) | 1.82-16.52 |
*
Source of numerators: hospital episodes statistics; source of denominators: Office for National Statistics.