Table 1 Mean daily deaths, black smoke and temperature, January 1981 to December 2001
EdinburghAberdeenGlasgow conurbation sites
CardonaldCity ChambersCoatbridgeDalmarnockGarrowhillHamiltonPossil Park
Population (1991 census)397 955233 263171 94275 332125 297210 34972 839172 782192 126
Daily mean all-cause deaths13.76.36.43.13.67.62.35.36.8
(14.9 to 12.5)(6.7 to 5.8)(6.9 to 5.9)(3.3 to 2.8)(3.9 to 3.4)(8.2 to 7.0)(2.5 to 2.1)(5.6 to 5.0)(7.3 to 6.2)
Daily mean cardiovascular5.92.62.71.21.63.20.92.42.7
deaths(6.5 to 4.7)(2.8 to 2.4)(2.9 to 2.4)(1.3 to 1.1)(1.7 to 1.5)(3.5 to 2.9)(1.0 to 0.8)(2.6 to 2.3)(2.9 to 2.4)
Daily mean respiratory deaths1.50.70.80.40.40.90.30.60.9
(1.8 to 1.5)(0.8 to 0.6)(1.0 to 0.7)(0.5 to 0.3)(0.5 to 0.3)(1.1 to 0.7)(0.3 to 0.2)(0.7 to 0.5)(1.1 to 0.7)
Daily mean non-cardiorespiratory6.42.93.41.71.63.51.12.34.3
deaths(6.6 to 5.9)(3.0 to 2.8)(3.5 to 3.2)(1.8 to 1.6)(1.6 to 1.5)(3.6 to 3.4)(1.1 to 1.0)(2.3 to 2.2)(4.6 to 4.0)
Mean daily temperature (°C)9.58.89.6 (value obtained from Glasgow Abbotsinch meteorological site)
(6.0 to 13.0)(5.5 to 12.1)(6.0 to 13.2)
Daily mean black smoke11.98.312.318.815.910.913.913.412.7
(μgm−3)(14.5 to 9.1)(12.0 to 4.4)(17.1 to 7.4)(23.8 to 13.9)(22.8 to 9.3)(15.6 to 6.0)(19.9 to 7.9)(18.5 to 8.3)(17.0 to 8.1)
  • Means are based on the whole year and for the cool (October to March) and warm (April to September) seasons separately. Estimates: whole year (cool, warm). Statistics calculated after imputation for missing data.