Table 2 Proportions of all patients ever registered at practices actively contributing data to The Health Improvement for whom partial (at least one element) or complete (all elements) soil measurements were obtained through linkage to the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE)
Strategic Health Authority | Total patients at active practices | Patients at linkage practices (% of total) | Patients with partial G-BASE data (% of patients at linkage practices) | Patients with complete G-BASE data (% of patients at linkage practices) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 212,395 | 198,085 (93.3%) | 190,681 (96.3%) | 190,679 (96.3%) |
East of England | 574,828 | 474,517 (82.5%) | 462,008 (97.4%) | 462,005 (97.4%) |
London | 1,208,044 | 1,190,099 (98.5%) | 1,000,246 (84.0%) | 1,000,232 (84.0%) |
North East | 218,821 | 208,238 (95.2%) | 175,302 (84.2%) | 175,301 (84.2%) |
North West | 767,722 | 733,446 (95.5%) | 660,898 (90.1%) | 656,475 (89.5%) |
South Central | 1,069,029 | 1,069,029 (100.0%) | 1,040,055 (97.3%) | 1,035,340 (96.8%) |
South East Coast | 873,765 | 845,650 (96.8%) | 804,428 (95.1%) | 804,367 (95.1%) |
South West | 763,658 | 752,735 (98.6%) | 706,818 (93.9%) | 706,817 (93.9%) |
Wales | 564,190 | 503,432 (89.2%) | 485,619 (96.5%) | 451,544 (89.7%) |
West Midlands | 716,592 | 716,592 (100.0%) | 662,649 (92.5%) | 633,347 (88.4%) |
Yorkshire & Humber | 168,321 | 133,559 (79.3%) | 131,448 (98.4%) | 127,256 (95.3%) |
Total | 7,137,365 | 6,825,382 (95.6%) | 6,320,152 (92.6%) | 6,243,363 (91.5%) |