Yesterday the Scots Government said there were 47 flu-like (not necessarily swine-flu) cases per 100,000 of the population or approximately 2429 cases in Scotland. Fifty-five folk have been hospitalized and there have been four deaths linked to swine-flu.
In England, the rate is 157 per 100,000, more than treble that in Scotland. There are currently at least 850 folk in hospital being treated for swine-flu ( I have not been able to establish the total hospitalized) that is at least fifteen times Scotland�s figure. There have been twenty-six deaths in England related to swine-flu, more than six times that of Scotland.
Even allowing for the fact that England�s population is ten times that of Scotland and England�s population density is six times that of Scotland, there is something seriously wrong with England�s health .
The first cases were reported in Scotland, so why then, has the infection not had more impact within Scotland?