Information on the number of those admitted as an in-patient to hospital in the period 1998-99 to 2003-04 by NHS Board of Residence is shown in the following table.Table 1 - Number of Emergency In-patient Hospital Admissions as a Result of an RTA by NHS Board of Residence, Year ending 31st March 1, 2 NHS Board of Residence Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Scotland 5,289 4,940 4,904 4,880 4,697 4,408 Argyll and Clyde 373 402 343 357 340 345 Ayrshire and Arran 486 426 348 400 441 395 Borders 88 123 103 100 105 90 Dumfries and Galloway 158 142 177 125 138 121 Fife 283 280 311 320 306 259 Forth Valley 223 225 247 246 253 227 Grampian 758 684 712 695 671 743 Greater Glasgow 851 776 694 693 704 668 Highland 388 354 376 389 333 327 Lanarkshire 553 474 491 474 401 414 Lothian 646 597 648 640 574 476 Orkney Islands 36 39 35 33 20 25 Shetland Islands 32 24 23 36 29 15 Tayside 393 367 369 340 338 268 Western Isles 21 27 27 32 44 35 Notes:1.