Table 5
Average annual incidence rates of occupational asthma per million employed people by geographical region, 1992–7 and 1989–91
| Rates | 1992–7 | 1989–91 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated cases (n) | Incidence rates (95% CI) |
Reported cases (n) |
Incidence rates (95% CI) | ||||
| High: | |||||||
| West Midlands | 912 | 65 (52 to 77) | 301 | 41 (37 to 46) | |||
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 753 | 58 (42 to 72) | 94 | 14 (12 to 18) | |||
| Northern Ireland | 202 | 56 (30 to 86) | 27 | 15 (10 to 22) | |||
| East Midlands | 595 | 53 (37 to 69) | 84 | 15 (11 to 18) | |||
| North | 401 | 53 (37 to 69) | 124 | 32 (27 to 38) | |||
| Moderate: | |||||||
| Scotland | 566 | 42 (30 to 53) | 183 | 27 (24 to 32) | |||
| North west | 648 | 40 (29 to 51) | 184 | 22 (19 to 25) | |||
| Wales | 263 | 37 (23 to 53) | 72 | 20 (15 to 25) | |||
| Low: | |||||||
| East Anglia | 181 | 30 (18 to 46) | 51 | 17 (13 to 22) | |||
| South west | 324 | 25 (17 to 33) | 114 | 17 (14 to 21) | |||
| South east | 1041 | 21 (17 to 25) | 297 | 12 (10 to 13) | |||
| All United Kingdom | 5859 | 38 (34 to 41) | 1528 | 19 (18 to 20) | |||
