Table 1: Deaths where a Fall was the Underlying Cause of Death - Scotland, by NHS Board of Residence, 2002-06 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Scotland 668 668 690 676 642 Ayrshire and Arran 38 33 45 47 40 Borders 28 28 27 15 20 Dumfries and Galloway 24 29 23 25 15 Fife 50 35 61 41 46 Forth Valley 37 36 55 30 43 Grampian 59 56 55 68 57 Greater Glasgow and Clyde 166 159 138 136 139 Highland 50 54 54 73 54 Lanarkshire 58 83 60 71 60 Lothian 95 89 98 108 96 Orkney 1 6 2 4 Shetland 4 2 5 6 5 Tayside 54 60 63 50 60 Western Isles 4 4 4 3 Table 2: Deaths where a Fall was a Contributory Event but not the Underlying Cause of Death “ Scotland, by NHS Board of Residence, 2002-06 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Scotland 570 642 542 654 587 Ayrshire and Arran 52 46 48 47 51 Borders 15 25 20 20 16 Dumfries and Galloway 14 20 18 23 19 Fife 34 43 45 44 31 Forth Valley 36 39 28 48 44 Grampian 52 53 46 60 55 Greater Glasgow and Clyde 128 121 104 123 131 Highland 40 44 29 41 30 Lanarkshire 56 62 50 84 55 Lothian 98 128 90 114 97 Orkney 0 0 5 2 5 Shetland 2 2 1 1 0 Tayside 40 56 56 43 51 Western Isles 3 3 2 4 2 Source: General Register Office for Scotland. Following...