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The attached table provides data on the number of finished admission episodes for Essex primary care trusts (PCTs). In 2006-07 Essex PCTs merged from 13 into five. This change has been reflected in the attachment. The information provided covers the number of finished admission episodes. This is not the number of patients as a person may be admitted more than once during an episode of care. Please refer to the footnotes and clinical codes when interpreting the data.

Count of admissions where the external cause code is a knife wound injury* and/or Stab wound** for Essex PCT's of residence and England for 2002-03 to 2006-07.

NHS Hospitals England and activity performed in the Independent sector in England commissioned by the English NHS

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Stab Wound**
	2006-07			2005-06		2004-05		2003-04		2002-03
	Admissions	Admissions per 100,000 pop		Admissions	Admissions per 100,000 pop	Admissions	Admissions per 100,000 pop	Admissions	Admissions per 100,000 pop	Admissions	Admissions per 100,000 pop
England Total	5,720	11.27	England Total	5,496	10.89	5,072	10.12	4,774	9.57	4,275	8.61
Essex PCTs total	94	5.63	Essex PCT's Total	109	6.62	105	6.42	102	6.26	107	6.59
5PW NORTH EAST ESSEX PCT	17	5.39	5AH TENDRING PCT	11	7.87	12	8.61	14	10.09	10	7.25
			5GM COLCHESTER PCT	10	6.04	7	4.30	11	6.83	*	*
5P1 SOUTH EAST ESSEX PCT	29	8.80	5AK SOUTHEND ON SEA PCT	20	12.55	13	8.15	16	9.98	20	12.47
			5JP CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD PCT	6	3.60	6	3.62	*	*	*	*
5PX MID ESSEX PCT	12	3.32	5GL MALDON AND SOUTH CHELMSFORD PCT	*	*	*	*	*	*	7	8.02
			5JN CHELMSFORD PCT	10	7.84	*	*	*	*	8	6.40
			TAG WITHAM, BRAINTREE AND HALSTEAD CARE TRUST	7	4.96	*	*	7	5.08	8	5.87
5PY SOUTH WEST ESSEX PCT	22	5.67	5GP BILLERICAY, BRENTWOOD AND WICKFORD PCT	8	5.85	9	6.64	*	*	6	4.49
			5GQ THURROCK PCT	13	8.87	9	6.18	16	11.01	11	7.61
			5GR BASILDON PCT	7	6.91	14	13.85	13	12.80	18	17.64
5PV WEST ESSEX PCT	14	5.09	5GN UTTLESFORD PCT	*	*	0	0.00	*	*	0	0.00
			5DC HARLOW PCT	6	7.72	8	10.32	*	*	*	*
			5AJ EPPING FOREST PCT	9	7.38	14	11.54	6	4.95	8	6.60

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