Table 1 Public emergency department average monthly attendances in Singapore, 1975–2006

1975

17,895

10,735

7,160

1976

20,073

10,792

9,281

1977

23,571

11,302

12,269

1978

24,840

14,167

10,673

1979

27,012

15,125

11,887

1980

31,035

16,652

14,383

1981

33,611

17,242

16,369

1982

36,644

17,000

19,644

1983

38,235

19,366

18,869

1984

39,127

16,816

22.311

1985

36,526

20,275

16,251

1986

31,512

24,845

6,667

1987

36,388

26,248

10,140

1988

40,480

26,749

13,731

1989

42,869

26,554

16,315

1990

44,464

26,801

17,663

1991

43,075

26,276

16,799

1992

43,091

28,009

15,062

1993

39,928

27,151

12,777

1994

39,172

29,575

9,597

1995

43,649

34,166

9,483

1996

44,892

37,709

7,183

1997

45,598

37,310

8,288

1998

43,235

35,644

7,591

1999

44,410

38,322

6,088

2000

44,779

39,577

5,202

2001

47,382

43,935

3,447

2002

49,749

49,016

713

2003

46,019

45,589

430

2004

51,541

51,318

223

2005

54,859

54,615

244

2006

56,397

56,271

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