The percentage uptake of haemophilus influenza type bimmunisation in children aged 24 months in each year since 1995, by NHS board, isset out in the following table. NHS Board 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Argyll and Clyde 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.0 97.1 97.8 97.7 97.8 Ayrshire and Arran 95.8 97.0 97.4 97.0 97.5 97.9 97.1 97.2 Borders 95.6 98.1 98.5 96.1 95.8 97.4 97.1 95.5 Dumfries and Galloway 96.3 97.9 96.1 94.3 98.4 98.9 98.9 99.1 Fife 98.2 98.3 97.8 97.1 96.7 97.3 97.2 97.0 Forth Valley 96.8 98.1 98.6 97.4 97.9 98.0 98.1 97.5 Greater Glasgow 97.1 98.0 98.1 97.4 97.6 96.9 95.8 95.5 Grampian 96.9 96.8 96.8 95.8 95.5 96.4 96.2 95.6 Highland 93.4 95.2 93.6 95.1 94.7 93.2 94.9 93.7 Lanarkshire 96.4 97.0 97.8 96.9 97.5 98.6 98.6 98.0 Lothian 97.0 97.4 98.3 98.2 98.1 98.2 98.1 97.7 Orkney 98.0 98.3 97.5 95.8 92.4 99.0 93.4 93.8 Shetland 98.7 97.0 95.6 96.9 96.8 97.7 98.2 95.8 Tayside 97.8 98.0 98.5 97.5 98.1 98.2 98.0 97.3 Western Isles 96.7 98.7 97.1 97.9 92.6 93.5 97.6 95.9 Scotland 96.9 97.5 97.7 97.0 97.2 97.5 97.3 96.8 The following table sets outdetails of the number of children, aged 24 months, who were eligible to receiveHib vaccination in each year since 1995: NHS Board 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Argyll and Clyde 5,162 4,812 4,852 4,955 4,958 4,653 4,525 4,404 Ayrshire and Arran 4,554 4,159 4,057 4,150 4,111 4,094 3,768 3,678 Borders 1,130 1,141 1,146 1,152 1,155 1,081 1,113 1,102 Dumfries and Galloway 1,751 1,657 1,677 1,697 1,571 1,547 1,442 1,397 Fife 4,200 3,878 3,824 3,875 3,888 3,909 3,721 3,643 Forth Valley 3,358 3,164 3,113 3,180 3,233 3,208 3,030 3,023 Grampian 6,545 6,600 6,103 6,035 6,096 5,784 5,696 5,462 Greater Glasgow 11,276 10,435 10,188 10,268 10,214 9,704 9,428 9,284 Highland 2,534 2,402 2,512 2,308 2,451 2,468 2,235 2,200 Lanarkshire 7,073 6,706 6,473 6,842 6,842 6,593 6,459 6,331 Lothian 9,268 8,843 8,615 8,943 8,847 8,611 8,492 8,258 Orkney 251 237 241 212 224 198 186 160 Shetland 313 334 294 293 283 259 279 240 Tayside 4,625 4,140 4,152 4,309 4,351 4,134 3,992 3,926 Western Isles 276 310 307 286 258 307 245 244 Scotland 62,316 58,818 57,554 58,505 58,482 56,550 54,611 53,352 Further information on uptakeof all immunisations can be accessed through the ISD web link:http:www.isdscotland.org/isd/index2.jsp?