Incidence of PelvicInflammatory Disease (PID), based on presentation at General Practice since1999, was as follows: Year Estimated Number of GP Incidences 1999 26,647 2000 27,226 2001 23,774 2002 22,896 Source: Continuous MorbidityRecording Database (CMR).Number and rate6 of female patients1,2,4,5 first3diagnosed with PID by NHS board of residence in years since 1999 were asfollows: Scottish Residents 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Number of Patients1 ,2,4,5 1,540 1,397 1,261 1,115 Rate6 per 100,000 Population 58.4 53.1 47.9 42.5 Arygll and Clyde Number1,2,4,5 162 142 113 97 Rate6 73.5 64.8 51.7 44.7 Ayrshire and Arran Number1,2,4,5 295 248 194 161 Rate6 152.1 128.5 100.7 83.8 Borders Number1,2,4,5 18 18 29 14 Rate6 32.8 32.6 52.3 25.2 Dumfries and Galloway Number1,2,4,5 59 46 42 43 Rate6 77.0 60.3 54.9 56.5 Fife Number1,2,4,5 154 140 122 106 Rate6 85.3 77.3 67.1 58.1 Forth Valley Number1,2,4,5 76 68 64 73 Rate6 52.6 47.0 44.2 50.3 Grampian Number1,2,4,5 120 121 100 100 Rate6 44.8 45.4 37.6 37.8 Greater Glasgow Number1,2,4,5 172 182 1999 179 Rate6 37.3 39.7 43.5 39.3 Highland Number1,2,4,5 93 69 65 47 Rate6 87.1 64.7 61.0 44.2 Lanarkshire Number1,2,4,5 129 125 106 98 Rate6 44.8 43.5 36.8 34.1 Lothian Number1,2,4,5 150 138 143 120 Rate6 37.4 34.1 35.3 29.6 Orkney Number1,2,4,5 4 4 5 3 Rate6 40.8 40.9 51.4 30.9 Shetland Number1,2,4,5 7 10 7 6 Rate6 62.7 90.9 64.2 55.1 Tayside Number1,2,4,5 76 60 61 56 Rate6 37.2 29.5 30.2 27.8 Western Isles Number1,2,4,5 25 26...