40.7% of conceptions among girls aged 15 to 17 led to abortions, 2001 to 2003 (46 per cent in England)
6.2% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per cent in England)
1.93 average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in five-year-olds in 2001/02 (1.47 in England)
Elaine Schofield, head of health improvement for Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Primary Care Trust, said: "As we have limited resources for teenage pregnancy initiatives, the key has been partnership working through a multi-agency strategy group."
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics Key Population and Vital Statistics 2002, BASCD Survey Report 2001/02.
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