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Notes on the data

The indicators of health used in this section come from a variety of sources.

Assaults
Scottish Morbidity Records for acute inpatient stays (SMR01) have been used here to calculate the rate of admission of persons of 24 years or less to hospital following an assault (ICD10 codes in any of six diagnostic positions X85-Y09). The data was based on discharges from completed hospital stays and have been aggregated into rolling groups of three fiscal years to produce annual averages.  Both Glasgow specific analyses and the analysis of Clyde Valley local authority were undertaken locally; the analysis by selected Scottish Cities has been provided by the Information Statistics Division (ISD).

Breastfeeding
During a visit six to eight weeks following the birth of the baby, the Health Visitor notes whether the baby is still being exclusively breastfed or not. The statuses are recorded in the Child Health Surveillance Programme Pre-School and have been analysed here. Visits from which the status has not been recorded or known have been included in the denominator. Glasgow specific analyses were undertaken locally; the analysis by local authority has been provided by the Information Statistics Division (ISD). As ISD exclude visits from which the status has not been recorded or known from the denominator, there is discrepancy with the figures produced locally for Glasgow City.

Childhood obesity
Height and weight measurements are collected at the Primary 1 review and results recorded on the Child Health Surveillance Programme School. Here, overweight has been classified as >=91st centile and clinically obese as >=98th centile, according to the UK 1990 growth reference standards.  Analyses of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde data were undertaken locally for 2011/12.

Dental decay
The National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) figures for proportion of P1 children with no obvious decay have been sourced online (ISD).

Infant mortality
Historical figures are taken from the Reports of the Medical Officer of Health for Glasgow with more recent figures taken from the Registrar General of Scotland’s Annual Reports.

Low birth weight
Scottish Morbidity Records for maternities (SMR02) have been used here to calculate the proportion of babies born with low birth weights (<2500g). The data have been aggregated into rolling groups of three fiscal years to produce annual averages. Only records relating to single deliveries have been used. Glasgow specific analyses were undertaken locally; the analysis by local authority has been provided by the Information Statistics Division (ISD).

Prematurity (premature births)
Scottish Morbidity Records for maternities (SMR02) have been used here to calculate the proportion of babies born prematurely (<37 weeks). The data have been aggregated into rolling groups of three fiscal years to produce annual averages. Only records relating to single deliveries have been used. Glasgow specific analyses were undertaken locally; the analysis by local authority has been provided by the Information Statistics Division (ISD).

Smoking during pregnancy (smoking at health visitors first visit)
At the Health Visitor's first visit to a newborn baby and mother (usually within the first two weeks), the mother is asked whether she is currently smoking. The responses are recorded in the Child Health Surveillance Programme Pre-School and have been analysed here and used as a proxy for smoking during pregnancy. Visits from which the response has not been recorded have been included in the denominator. Glasgow specific analyses were undertaken locally; the analysis by local authority has been provided by the Information Statistics Division (ISD).

Unintentional injuries at home
Scottish Morbidity Records for acute inpatient stays (SMR01) have been used here to calculate the rate of emergency admission of children of 14 years or less to hospital following an unintentional injury in the home (identified as Admission type code 33 = ‘Patient Injury – Home Incident’). The data was based on discharges from completed hospital stays and have been aggregated into rolling groups of three fiscal years to produce annual averages. Both Glasgow specific analyses and the analysis by local authority were undertaken locally.