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Table 3 shows st<strong>and</strong>ard<strong>is</strong>ed mortality rates for circulatory d<strong>is</strong>eases <strong>in</strong> people under <strong>the</strong> age of75 with<strong>in</strong> each of <strong>the</strong> electoral wards <strong>in</strong> <strong>Carl<strong>is</strong>le</strong>.The data l<strong>in</strong>ked to <strong>the</strong> happy faces mean that <strong>the</strong> SMR <strong>is</strong> stat<strong>is</strong>tically significantly better than <strong>the</strong>national average, while data l<strong>in</strong>ked to <strong>the</strong> sad faces <strong>in</strong>dicate that <strong>the</strong> SMR <strong>is</strong> significantly worsethan <strong>the</strong> national average.The data <strong>in</strong>dicate that eight of <strong>the</strong> twenty two wards <strong>in</strong> <strong>Carl<strong>is</strong>le</strong> have a significantly higher ratethan <strong>the</strong> national average for deaths from circulatory d<strong>is</strong>eases. Castle ward <strong>most</strong> notably has arate al<strong>most</strong> twice <strong>the</strong> national average for circulatory d<strong>is</strong>ease <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> under 75 age group.Only Great Corby <strong>and</strong> Geltsdale ward has a significantly lower rate than nationally.Table 3: St<strong>and</strong>ard<strong>is</strong>ed Mortality Ratios for Circulatory D<strong>is</strong>ease <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Under 75 Age Group 2001-2005.expecteddeathsobserveddeaths SMR Rank (1 = best, 22 = worst)ward nameGreat Corby<strong>and</strong> Geltsdale 13.16 6 46 ☺ 1Burgh 11.64 8 69 2Irth<strong>in</strong>g 12.47 9 72 3Stanwix Urban 36.48 28 77 4Hayton 13.74 11 80 5Lyne 13.65 11 81 6We<strong>the</strong>ral 29.39 25 85 7Stanwix Rural 27.95 25 89 8Belah 36.91 37 100 9Yewdale 37.13 38 102 10Dalston 40.12 44 110 11Brampton 29.15 37 127 12St Aidans 27.13 36 133 13Morton 48.29 65 135 14Longtown &Rockcliffe 25.48 35 137 15Harraby 35.10 50 142 16Currock 26.36 42 159 17Denton Holme 25.20 41 163 18Botcherby 30.79 52 169 19Belle Vue 30.07 53 176 20Upperby 30.94 55 178 21Castle 25.66 51 199 22Directly st<strong>and</strong>ard<strong>is</strong>ed rates (DSRs) give an <strong>in</strong>dication of <strong>the</strong> number of events that would occur<strong>in</strong> a st<strong>and</strong>ard population, if <strong>the</strong> population had <strong>the</strong> same age-specific rates of <strong>the</strong> local area. Therates are calculated per 100,000 <strong>and</strong> because rates are applied to <strong>the</strong> same population, ratesacross areas can be compared.Figure 8 shows directly st<strong>and</strong>ard<strong>is</strong>ed rates <strong>in</strong> deaths <strong>in</strong> under 75s from circulatory d<strong>is</strong>eases for<strong>the</strong> period 1993 to 2006. We can see that <strong>the</strong> rate was 184 per 100,000 of <strong>the</strong> population <strong>in</strong>1993, reduc<strong>in</strong>g to 81 <strong>in</strong> 2006. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a relatively steady decreas<strong>in</strong>g trend. The PSA target <strong>is</strong> 96deaths by 2010. Therefore if we cont<strong>in</strong>ue to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> current mortality rate from circulatoryd<strong>is</strong>eases <strong>in</strong> th<strong>is</strong> age group we should meet th<strong>is</strong> target.Fiona Hunt<strong>in</strong>gton 12 of 47

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