41.7 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
6% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per cent in England)
3.7 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 in England)
Kensington and Chelsea's teenage pregnancy strategy states that its area's sex education forum ensures appropriate training is provided for children's professionals, including teachers, youth workers, community groups, social workers and school nurses.
Following the development of Teen Scene, a video training project that showed peer education can effectively reach hard-to-teach groups, it plans to increase use of peer education to target boys and young men.
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