2.44 average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in five-year-olds in 2002/03 (1.47 in England)
60.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 inEngland)
58 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 inEngland)
9.3% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.9 per centin England)
Richard Hart, Barnsley's teenage pregnancy co-ordinator, said: "Ourlocal strategy adopts the principles and values recognised within thechildren and young people's strategic partnership to create a safe'supportive, healthy environment that values children, young people andtheir families."
Barnsley's teenage pregnancy partnership board is undertaking a mid-termreview of its 10-year strategy.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics, BASCD Survey Report 2002/03.
