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TABLE B6

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Community Health and Prevention: Community and cross sector services
England	Numbers and percentages

	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
District Nursing
New patients (thousands)	2,285	2,344	2,336	2,245	2,315	2,251	2096
Average contacts per new patient	17	16	16	16	15	15	n/a
Health Visiting
Clients seen (thousands)	3,711	3,713	3,697	3,631	3,563	3,432	3298
Chiropody
New clients (thousands)	975	951	975	936	896	860	826
Average contacts per new client	9	9	9	9	9	9	n/a
Speech and Language Therapy
New clients (thousands)	297	296	316	330	327	332	326
Percentage referred from community	66	64	64	63	62	61	58

Source KC56,KC55,KT23,KT29.	Contact:Lesz Lancucki 020 7972 5533 (email: lesz.lancucki@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
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TABLE B6

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