The line graph illustrates the avarage weekly number of patients attending four hospital clinics – birth control, eye, diabetic, and dental – between 2010 and 2016.
It is clearly seen that, while the eye clinic experienced a dramatic and consistent rise to become the most visited by the end of the period, the birth control clinic, despite starting as the most popular, declined after 2012 and finished in a lower position. Meanwhile, diabetic cases showed a steady upward trend, overtaking dental in the later years, whereas the dental clinic displayed only minimal growth and remained the least dynamic throughout the period.
In 2010, the birth control clinic recorded the highest figure, with about 240 patients per week. This number climbed slightly to nearly 270 in 2012 before falling sharply to around 170 in 2014. Although it recovered somewhat to 230 in 2016, it still remained below its earlier peak. By contrast, the eye clinic began with a modest 120 patients but grew steadily until 2012, followed by a much steeper rise, eventually reaching around 350 patients in 2016, the highest figure among all clinics.
The diabetic and dental clinics attracted comparatively fewer patients at the beginning of the period. Diabetic attendance rose gradually from about 60 in 2010 to just over 90 in 2014, after which it accelerated, reaching more than 160 patients in 2016. This increase enabled it to overtake dental, which showed only marginal growth from roughly 100 patients in 2010 to 120 in 2016. Unlike the other clinics, dental figures remained largely stable, indicating the least noticeable change across the six years.