(E) Estimated figures: the SMR50 data are incomplete for this time period.x Information on mean stay is not shown where fewer than 5 patients died in year.p Provisional Source: ISD, Scotland (SMR50) Table 4PATIENTS AGED 65 AND OVER WHO DIED IN HOSPITAL, BY CAUSE, AND BY HEALTH BOARD AREAALL CAUSESMALIGNANT ISCHAEMICCEREBRO-RESPIRATORYOTHERHEALTH BOARD AREAOF DEATHNEOPLASMSHEART VASCULARDISEASESCAUSESDISEASEDISEASE(ICD9 140-208)(ICD9 410-414)(ICD9 430-438)(ICD9 460-519)1996Argyll and Clyde 2,521 506 546 385 384 700 Ayrshire and Arran 2,008 431 486 273 296 522 Borders 758 190 129 93 96 250 Dumfries and Galloway 918 230 185 152 120 231 Fife 2,093 521 423 310 310 529 Forth Valley 1,550 318 323 268 263 378 Grampian 2,568 685 519 410 300 654 Greater Glasgow 5,382 1,102 1,265 716 897 1,402 Highland 993 200 223 155 140 275 Lanarkshire 2,851 614 711 388 464 674 Lothian 3,909 695 808 563 698 1,145 Orkney 124 21 28 29 14 32 Shetland 125 24 16 21 30 34 Tayside 2,713 675 533 357 414 734 Western Isles 199 34 46 28 40 51 Scotland 28,712 6,246 6,241 4,148 4,466 7,611 1997Argyll and Clyde 2,532 536 544 382 385 685 Ayrshire and Arran 2,178 441 495 312 358 572 Borders 763 199 142 105 98 219 Dumfries and Galloway 850 222 166 127 120 215 Fife 1,999 491 404 347 298 459 Forth Valley 1,490 286 303 220 276 405 Grampian 2,532 662 496 375 342 657 Greater Glasgow 5,215 1,099 1,147 659 960 1,350 Highland 1,014 204 209 177 125 299 Lanarkshire 2,954 638 720 383 468 745 Lothian 3,771 686 813 561 612 1,099 Orkney 130 39 16 24 13 38 Shetland 113 19 24 13 15 42 Tayside 2,649 691 497 336 443 682 Western Isles 183 36 48 30 25 44 Scotland 28,373 6,249 6,024 4,051 4,538 7,511 1998Argyll and Clyde 2,563 556 443 387 419 758 Ayrshire and Arran 2,072 442 413 305 351 561 Borders 723 182 110 101 115 215 Dumfries and Galloway 861 231 172 118 111 229 Fife 2,074 519 423 292 309 531 Forth Valley 1,499 321 281 247 244 406 Grampian 2,488 642 523 346 356 621 Greater Glasgow 5,038 989 1,074 715 910 1,350 Highland 971 228 202 134 133 274 Lanarkshire 2,781 519 671 371 475 745 Lothian 3,732 710 792 499 622 1,109 Orkney 126 29 28 18 16 35 Shetland 108 16 20 7 22 43 Tayside 2,611 650 458 341 446 716 Western Isles 203 29 37 26...