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Nationally
,
more
women
aged
16
-
49
reported
the
use
of
a
condom
for
contraception
in
1999
(
23
%
)
than
ten
years
earlier
(
15
%
)
.
(A16)
Fertility: Contraception
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As
well
as
the
benefits
derived
from
automation
,
ONS
has
thus
brought
the
coding
rules
into
line
with
international
practice
.
However
,
all
these
changes
have
an
effect
on
data
from
1993
when
compared
with
figures
for
earlier
years
.
(A3)
Indicators of the Nations Health: Male death rates by selected causes
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|
ICD
10
codes
replaced
ICD
9
codes
in
1995
-
96
(
consequently
these
figures
are
not
directly
comparable
with
those
from
earlier
years
)
.
(B12)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by selected diagnostic group and age, year ending 31 March 1998
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|
ICD
10
codes
replaced
ICD
9
codes
in
1995
-
96
consequently
1995
-
96
and
1996
-
97
figures
are
directly
comparable
with
each
other
but
not
with
those
published
for
earlier
years
.
(B13)
Hospital Inpatient Activity: Finished consultant episodes, by major diagnostic group
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In
1996
-
97
,
information
on
residential
care
wards
and
homes
managed
directly
by
the
NHS
were
collected
separately
for
the
first
time
.
It
is
clear
that
in
earlier
years
trusts
included
these
beds
on
the
return
under
other
headings
.
(B22)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with learning disabilities
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|
 
|
Data
for
1996
-
97
and
1997
-
98
are
not
therefore
directly
comparable
with
earlier
years
.
(B22)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with learning disabilities
|
|
 
|
In
1996
-
97
,
information
on
residential
care
wards
and
homes
managed
directly
by
the
NHS
were
collected
separately
for
the
first
time
.
It
is
clear
that
in
earlier
years
some
trusts
included
these
beds
on
the
return
under
(B23)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with mental illness
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|
other
headings
.
Data
for
1996
-
97
and
1997
-
98
are
not
therefore
directly
comparable
with
earlier
years
.
(B23)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Hospital beds & places in residential & nursing care homes for people with mental illness
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|
 
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58,900
children
were
looked
after
in
England
at
31
March
2001,
1
.
4
%
more
than
a
year
than
a
year
earlier
,
and
representing
52
per
10,000
children
under
18.
(C1)
Children: Looked after by local authorities at 31 March
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38,400
children
were
looked
after
in
foster
placements
-
500
more
than
a
year
earlier
.
(C1)
Children: Looked after by local authorities at 31 March
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A
new
non
-
medical
staff
group
classification
was
introduced
in
1995
known
as
"
new
occupation
codes
"
;
comparative
figures
are
not
available
for
earlier
years
.
(D1)
NHS Hospital and Community Health Services: Total employed staff by main staff groups at 30 September
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