asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a table giving details of all childhood immunisations in Scotland, for each health board, for the years 1976 to 1986 inclusively.
The information requested is in the table:
Children born in
|
11973
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
|
Immunised by end of
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
|
| Borders | — | 74·7 | 75·2 | 75·6 | 71·3 | 65·7 | 64·8 | 82·1 | 84·9 | 88·2 | 92·7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | — | 65·8 | 65·9 | 68·0 | 62·1 | 65·7 | 64·1 | 69·6 | 69·9 | 77·5 | 83·5 |
| Fife | — | 61·6 | 61·8 | 59·0 | 60·2 | 59·2 | 61·6 | 62·0 | 72·0 | 81·4 | 85·6 |
| Forth Valley | — | 59·9 | 63·1 | 67·0 | 68·7 | 69·9 | 71·1 | 67·5 | 78·5 | 79·2 | 88·1 |
| Grampian | — | 66·8 | 64·2 | 66·9 | 65·9 | 64·1 | 62·8 | 68·1 | 72·0 | 79·1 | 82·3 |
| Greater Glasgow | — | 50·3 | 50·5 | 50·7 | 43·8 | 51·6 | 58·7 | 62·7 | 62·3 | 71·3 | 75·2 |
| Highland | — | 52·9 | 54·1 | 58·6 | 54·4 | 52·8 | 58·7 | 60·6 | 60·2 | 77·3 | 84·3 |
| Lanarkshire | — | 30·6 | 50·1 | 55·4 | 43·9 | 47·6 | 45·5 | 46·9 | 50·4 | 59·4 | 63·1 |
| Lothian | — | 48·9 | 52·5 | 53·8 | 53·5 | 52·5 | 53·7 | 57·7 | 66·1 | 73·7 | 72·4 |
| Orkney | — | 51·8 | 62·3 | 77·0 | 48·2 | 83·4 | 70·8 | 82·6 | 81·7 | 77·0 | 80·0 |
| Shetland | — | 50·4 | 64·6 | 43·6 | 44·9 | 63·6 | 67·1 | 66·9 | 76·8 | 77·2 | 71·9 |
| Tayside | — | 64·6 | 61·0 | 62·2 | 57·3 | 60·5 | 63·3 | 65·8 | 70·2 | 77·4 | 78·1 |
| Western Isles | — | 20·3 | 33·0 | 33·3 | 45·5 | 36·2 | 36·1 | 39·8 | 32·3 | 47·5 | 53·2 |
Source: Form ISD(S)11 pt 1
1 Data on live births and neonatal deaths, required in the calculation of rates, are only available by health board for children born in 1974 and onwards.
Immunisation Acceptance Rates—Diphtheria
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Percentage
| |||||||||||
Children born in
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
|
Immunised by end of
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
|
Scotland
| 72·7 | 77·8 | 79·1 | 75·8 | 79·3 | 79·8 | 83·0 | 82·7 | 85·2 | 86·6 | 85·6 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 68·2 | 82·3 | 77·5 | 75·7 | 78·7 | 77·9 | 84·5 | 79·1 | 82·6 | 81·3 | 83·6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 61·3 | 72·4 | 66·6 | 68·9 | 76·5 | 77·4 | 79·0 | 83·3 | 82·9 | 87·6 | 90·0 |
| Borders | 98·3 | 80·8 | 92·0 | 88·7 | 84·8 | 93·9 | 95·3 | 97·9 | 97·1 | 97·8 | 93·6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 90·1 | 92·0 | 90·5 | 87·1 | 89·3 | 90·2 | 88·0 | 89·5 | 90·9 | 90·5 | 92·7 |
| Fife | 87·2 | 84·2 | 85·8 | 85·3 | 87·2 | 87·7 | 90·3 | 88·1 | 90·9 | 93·4 | 90·0 |
| Forth Valley | 79·5 | 81·9 | 89·5 | 86·0 | 89·0 | 86·3 | 85·5 | 84·5 | 90·7 | 91·5 | 93·0 |
| Grampian | 82·7 | 84·7 | 88·4 | 86·2 | 83·3 | 84·1 | 84·6 | 83·3 | 84·2 | 88·5 | 87·6 |
| Greater Glasgow | 64·7 | 67·0 | 63·6 | 63·2 | 71·7 | 74·2 | 82·6 | 81·1 | 82·4 | 85·4 | 85·7 |
| Highland | 76·5 | 78·2 | 75·7 | 77·6 | 80·2 | 79·0 | 84·1 | 72·2 | 86·1 | 89·8 | 90·7 |
| Lanarkshire | 61·9 | 76·0 | 92·9 | 75·0 | 76·4 | 79·7 | 76·7 | 77·1 | 82·4 | 83·6 | 82·5 |
| Lothian | 76·2 | 83·0 | 79·8 | 78·6 | 82·9 | 77·8 | 80·1 | 87·9 | 88·5 | 84·2 | 76·5 |
| Orkney | 72·7 | 89·4 | 100·0 | 76·1 | 97·6 | 95·8 | 100·0 | 95·6 | 95·7 | 72·7 | 100·0 |
| Shetland | 69·9 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 91·2 | 89·3 | 84·7 | 92·5 | 90·2 | 90·1 | 87·1 | 88·8 |
| Tayside | 83·0 | 76·3 | 78·6 | 73·9 | 75·9 | 79·6 | 85·8 | 84·0 | 83·8 | 88·3 | 86·8 |
| Western Isles | 54·4 | 88·1 | 75·3 | 83·0 | 69·1 | 57·9 | 63·6 | 60·3 | 66·5 | 69·0 | 71·3 |
Source: Form ISD(S)11pt1
Immunisation Acceptance Rates—Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
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Percentage
| |||||||||||
Children born in
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
|
Immunised by end of
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
|
| Scotland | 55·2 | 55·4 | 49·1 | 47·7 | 51·8 | 53·7 | 58·1 | 60·0 | 68·6 | 69·2 | 70·7 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 51·9 | 61·1 | 47·6 | 47·9 | 51·3 | 53·4 | 60·3 | 59·1 | 68·6 | 67·5 | 69·6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 41·2 | 87·9 | 37·1 | 36·1 | 49·0 | 53·5 | 55·4 | 60·8 | 67·6 | 70·6 | 75·1 |
| Borders | 60·8 | 58·0 | 55·8 | 60·0 | 60·9 | 68·3 | 72·2 | 77·7 | 81·9 | 83·1 | 80·6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 72·1 | 69·9 | 67·1 | 59·9 | 64·6 | 65·3 | 68·1 | 70·9 | 75·6 | 74·1 | 79·8 |
| Fife | 61·7 | 55·0 | 42·3 | 45·2 | 48·5 | 49·4 | 55·4 | 55·2 | 65·5 | 67·7 | 69·3 |
| Forth Valley | 65·9 | 56·8 | 52·1 | 50·8 | 62·0 | 63·2 | 67·9 | 69·0 | 77·6 | 77·6 | 82·3 |
| Grampian | 64·7 | 63·4 | 53·4 | 55·1 | 55·1 | 57·5 | 61·2 | 63·9 | 69·2 | 74·3 | 75·5 |
| Greater Glasgow | 59·9 | 52·7 | 49·2 | 49·1 | 51·6 | 53·3 | 59·7 | 58·7 | 66·4 | 66·5 | 68·9 |
| Highland | 66·9 | 64·3 | 48·6 | 47·9 | 49·2 | 52·8 | 59·4 | 48·4 | 69·8 | 74·2 | 75·0 |
| Lanarkshire | 38·7 | 55·5 | 58·0 | 41·6 | 47·6 | 53·0 | 48·9 | 52·9 | 61·3 | 64·1 | 65·5 |
| Lothian | 52·3 | 58·4 | 46·9 | 48·7 | 51·7 | 50·0 | 54·7 | 62·8 | 71·9 | 65·9 | 62·6 |
| Orkney | 60·0 | 62·7 | 41·0 | 26·5 | 40·3 | 41·7 | 55·2 | 62·7 | 74·0 | 56·4 | 83·8 |
| Shetland | 33·0 | 13·0 | 38·1 | 50·7 | 41·9 | 45·7 | 58·9 | 61·8 | 67·0 | 64·2 | 71·5 |
| Tayside | 57·2 | 57·7 | 47·3 | 46·5 | 51·4 | 51·8 | 59·9 | 64·2 | 71·2 | 73·5 | 75·6 |
| Western Isles | 48·8 | 75·5 | 60·8 | 62·5 | 46·6 | 41·2 | 49·7 | 44·2 | 60·2 | 59·7 | 61·2 |
Source: Form ISD(S)11pt1
Immunisation Acceptance Rates—Tetanus
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Percentage
| |||||||||||
Children born in
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
|
Immunised by end of
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
|
| Scotland | 72·8 | 77·7 | 79·0 | 75·8 | 79·4 | 79·9 | 83·0 | 82·7 | 85·1 | 86·6 | 85·7 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 68·2 | 82·4 | 77·6 | 75·9 | 78·9 | 77·9 | 84·5 | 79·1 | 82·5 | 81·4 | 83·6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 61·9 | 72·5 | 66·6 | 69·0 | 76·5 | 77·4 | 79·1 | 83·3 | 82·9 | 87·7 | 90·0 |
| Borders | 98·6 | 80·9 | 92·2 | 88·8 | 84·8 | 93·9 | 95·4 | 98·2 | 97·2 | 97·8 | 93·7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 90·2 | 92·0 | 90·6 | 87·1 | 89·4 | 90·4 | 88·1 | 89·7 | 90·9 | 90·6 | 92·7 |
| Fife | 87·3 | 84·3 | 85·9 | 85·5 | 87·2 | 87·9 | 90·5 | 88·2 | 90·8 | 93·4 | 90·0 |
| Forth Valley | 79·5 | 81·9 | 89·5 | 86·0 | 89·0 | 86·3 | 85·5 | 84·5 | 90·7 | 91·5 | 93·0 |
| Grampian | 82·7 | 84·7 | 88·5 | 86·3 | 83·4 | 84·2 | 84·7 | 83·4 | 84·2 | 88·6 | 87·6 |
| Greater Glasgow | 64·7 | 66·9 | 63·5 | 63·1 | 71·9 | 74·3 | 82·6 | 81·1 | 82·5 | 85·4 | 85·7 |
| Highland | 76·6 | 78·8 | 76·2 | 78·7 | 81·0 | 79·7 | 84·2 | 72·3 | 86·2 | 89·9 | 90·8 |
| Lanarkshire | 61·8 | 75·0 | 91·2 | 74·4 | 76·3 | 79·6 | 76·5 | 77·2 | 82·1 | 83·3 | 82·7 |
| Lothian | 76·6 | 83·2 | 80·0 | 78·7 | 83·0 | 78·3 | 80·4 | 87·9 | 88·2 | 84·2 | 76·5 |
| Orkney | 72·7 | 89·4 | 100·0 | 80·5 | 98·0 | 95·8 | 100·0 | 95·6 | 95·7 | 72·7 | 100·0 |
| Shetland | 69·9 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 91·2 | 89·3 | 84·7 | 92·5 | 90·2 | 90·6 | 87·1 | 89·4 |
| Tayside | 83·1 | 76·4 | 78·8 | 74·0 | 76·1 | 79·7 | 85·9 | 84·0 | 83·9 | 88·7 | 86·9 |
| Western Isles | 54·4 | 88·1 | 75·3 | 83·0 | 69·1 | 59·3 | 63·6 | 60·3 | 63·7 | 68·7 | 69·2 |
Source: Form ISD(S)11pt1
Immunisation Acceptance Rates—Poliomyelitis
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Percentage
| |||||||||||
Children born in
| 1974
| 1975
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
|
immunised by end of
| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| 1985
| 1986
|
| Scotland | 69·6 | 76·6 | 79·0 | 75·2 | 79·5 | 81·9 | 82·4 | 81·9 | 84·2 | 85·1 | 85·3 |
| Argyll & Clyde | 66·0 | 84·5 | 86·7 | 75·1 | 77·1 | 78·1 | 83·5 | 79·0 | 82·5 | 81·5 | 83·6 |
| Ayrshire & Arran | 60·7 | 68·9 | 66·7 | 70·0 | 75·7 | 77·1 | 78·0 | 82·4 | 81·5 | 86·4 | 88·8 |
| Borders | 94·3 | 75·4 | 89·8 | 91·1 | 80·6 | 92·9 | 96·0 | 96·8 | 95·3 | 98·3 | 93·3 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 90·9 | 93·0 | 90·8 | 90·4 | 90·5 | 91·4 | 87·9 | 90·4 | 89·7 | 90·0 | 93·4 |
| Fife | 84·6 | 81·5 | 83·3 | 82·1 | 85·9 | 91·0 | 91·0 | 85·5 | 89·1 | 90·2 | 86·2 |
| Forth Valley | 79·2 | 80·9 | 89·6 | 86·6 | 87·8 | 87·3 | 85·8 | 82·9 | 89·8 | 90·3 | 92·8 |
| Grampian | 80·6 | 87·9 | 84·1 | 84·1 | 82·9 | 82·4 | 84·8 | 83·8 | 83·4 | 85·4 | 87·0 |
| Greater Glasgow | 64·1 | 66·7 | 63·6 | 63·0 | 72·1 | 74·4 | 82·6 | 81·1 | 82·3 | 85·3 | 85·7 |
| Highland | 82·1 | 79·8 | 80·0 | 76·2 | 77·8 | 79·6 | 82·9 | 68·3 | 86·3 | 89·5 | 90·3 |
| Lanarkshire | 55·2 | 73·0 | 91·9 | 72·3 | 77·0 | 28·9 | 74·9 | 78·3 | 81·3 | 81·9 | 82·0 |
| Lothian | 69·2 | 77·5 | 78·1 | 80·6 | 88·0 | 93·6 | 80·7 | 86·2 | 86·0 | 80·6 | 78·4 |
| Orkney | 74·1 | 89·0 | 100·0 | 70·8 | 97·6 | 90·0 | 93·8 | 82·5 | 85·5 | 69·5 | 97·9 |
| Shetland | 72·0 | 98·9 | 100·0 | 93·0 | 89·0 | 85·5 | 92·5 | 93·9 | 88·6 | 90·3 | 88·8 |
| Tayside | 73·7 | 76·1 | 76·1 | 72·8 | 75·5 | 78·7 | 80·7 | 81·7 | 83·4 | 86·5 | 85·3 |
| Western Isles | 53·7 | 88·5 | 66·0 | 78·7 | 63·3 | 58·1 | 64·7 | 56·8 | 65·5 | 67·3 | 68·9 |
Source: Form ISD(S)11pt1