Good health
If you asked 100 people in Richmond to describe their health over the
past year, 76 would reply: ‘good’ rather than ‘fairly good’ or ‘not
good’. In Barking & Dagenham, in contrast, only 65 would respond so
positively.
The results of this question in the last census can
also be broken down by ethnicity. Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and
women reported the highest rates of ‘not good’ health, around twice
that of their white British counterparts. Chinese men and women were
the least likely to report their health as ‘not good’.
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Reporting poor health was also strongly linked to the use of health services. White Irish and Pakistani women had higher GP contact rates than women in the general population. Bangladeshi men were three times more likely to visit their GP than other men. In only seven boroughs (the five above plus Hackney and Waltham Forest) was the percentage of people considering themselves in ‘good’ health lower than the national average of 68.76.
The number of people who describe their health as ‘good’
| Most | | |
| 1 | Richmond | 76.33% |
| 2 | Kensington & Chelsea | 75.18% |
| 3 | Wandsworth | 74.58% |
| 4 | Kingston | 73.92% |
| 5 | Hammersmith & Fulham | 72% |
| Least | | |
| 28 | Greenwich | 68.35% |
| 29 | Islington | 68.01% |
| 30 | Newham | 67.95% |
| 31 | Tower Hamlets | 67.89% |
| 32 | Barking & Dagenham | 65.49% |
(Source: Office of National Statistics, 2001 Census)
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