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Mirrorball made this Freedom of Information request to Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT)
Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT) did not have the information requested.
From: Mirrorball
14 November 2008
Dear Sir or Madam,
Can you please supply me with the number of asthmatic cases in
Newham. Can you include an age breakdown and the number of new
cases each year since 1999. Can you also tell me the number of
cases within a mile radius of London City Airport.
Yours faithfully,
A Haughton
From: Seljmani Fahri -Public Health Doctor
Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT)
2 December 2008
Dear Sir/Madam
As requested:
In Newham number of Asthma register for 2007/08 is 14,939 (prevalence
4.54%)
Number of cases within 1 mile from London City Airport is 1,205
(prevalance 4.03%)
Prevalance of Asthma per 1000 patient. By age and sex, 1994-98
Male Female
0-4 109.0 70.4
05_15 129.2 98.1
16_24 60.8 70.3
25_34 44.9 54.6
35_44 40.3 60.2
45_54 42.6 70.5
55_64 63.9 86.9
65_74 82.0 87.4
75_84 84.2 69.3
85+ 51.0 41.6
All ages (crude rate) 69.8 72.8
All ages (adjusted rate) 70.1 74.0
Number of cases 41201 43104
I am afraid we havent got most up to date number of cases by age. We would
need to contact the CEG (clinical effectivness group) but the cost may
apply for such requests.
Regards
Dr Fahri Seljmani
Public Health Doctor
Newham PCT
WarehouseK
2 Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London E16 1DR
Tel: 020 7059 2377
Fax: 020 7059 2425
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From: Mirrorball
3 December 2008
Dear Seljmani Fahri -Public Health Doctor,
Can I have up to date figures please - These are 10 years old. Can
I have 1999 - 2008
Yours sincerely,
Mirrorball
From: Seljmani Fahri -Public Health Doctor
Newham Primary Care Trust (PCT)
5 December 2008
Mirrorball
As we do not have the most up to date information you are advised to
contact Clinical Effectiveness Group directly.
Dr Fahri Seljmani
Public Health Doctor
Newham PCT
WarehouseK
2 Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London E16 1DR
Tel: 020 7059 2377
Fax: 020 7059 2425
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A-M Griffin left an annotation ( 9 March 2009)
Newham PCT provided the following information to a request I submitted in Feb 09:
14,787 asthma sufferers prescribed medication in 2006-7 (source Compendium). This is the number of people that GPs have recorded as having asthma that requires medication.
It is 4.58% of the population vs England average of 5.77%
Age breakdown of sufferers – the PCT does not hold this information.
Mortality all ages 2005-7 pooled 3.1 per 100,000 standard European population (95% CI 1.71-4.48) (source Compendium) This rates was calculated from 20 deaths from asthma in 2005 to 2007
Ward area – mortality rates too low to provide meaningful ward level information.
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A-M Griffin left an annotation (25 February 2009)
This information will be held by the PCT - and it seems unlikely that there would be a huge cost in sharing data that is required to be collected and disseminated by the PCT on an annual basis in any case.
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