21.7 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2005 (41.1 inEngland)
6.9% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 per centin England)
5.5 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2004 (five inEngland)
The conception rate in the London borough has fallen by almost halfsince the figures for the strategy were first collected. The drop of46.8 per cent represents 42 fewer girls conceiving. In 1998, 104 girlsfell pregnant, but in 2005, this number had fallen to 62. However, thislevel has fluctuated during the intervening years, rising to almost itsoriginal rate in 2003.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, 2005; Key Population and VitalStatistics 2004, Office for National Statistics.
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