49.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)48.7 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 in England)7.8% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)6.3 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 inEngland)
The rate of teenage conception has dropped only slightly in Camden. In2003 there were 135 conceptions in girls under 18, compared to 136 in1998, the year the borough's teenage pregnancy strategy began. Camden'steenage pregnancy strategy aims to reduce rates by focusingcontraceptive services on particular groups, such as boys and childrennot in mainstream education, and increasing sex and relationshipseducation.
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