19.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 13 to 15 in 2001 (7.9 in England)
100.4 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2002 (42.6 in England)
82% take-up of primary childhood immunisations at two in 2003 (94 per cent in England)
Teen pregnancy rates are among the highest in England and Wales, and immunisation rates among the lowest. The use of children's dental services is lower than the national average. The majority of dental disease in five-year-olds is untreated.
Source: Dental Health Services Research Unit, Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Lambeth PCT Annual Public Health Report 2003.
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