Cervical smear uptake rates in City and East London and Merton, Sutton, and
Wandsworth Family Health Services Authorities
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                              City and East London      Uptake rate
                             -----------------------  (%) in Merton,
                               No of       Uptake      Sutton, and
Practice characteristics      practices    rate (%)     Wandsworth
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No of female principals:
  >=1                            72           70            67
  None                           91           56            49
Computerised:
  Yes                            98           67            65
  No                             65           55            51
No of principals:
  1                              68           58            51
  2                              48           59            56
  >=3                            47           72            72
No of nurses:
  >=1                            98           69
  None                           65           53
No of practice managers:
  >=1                            75           72
  None                           88           54
Proportion of practice list
attracting deprivation
payments:
  <40%                           15           76
  >=90%                          69           58