0.83 average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth in five-year-olds in 2002 (1.47 in England)
7.4% of babies born under 2,500 grams in 1999-2001 (7.9 per cent in England)
36.9 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 in 2002 for Nottinghamshire county (42.6 in England)
Sharon Stoltz, deputy director of public health for Bassetlaw PCT, says that it is planning to take part in a government pilot to test the effectiveness of intensive support to young people on issues like teenage pregnancy and substance misuse.
The Young People's Development Programme started in April 2004.
Source: Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust Public Health Profile November 2003; Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Trust Children's Services; Teenage Pregnancy Unit.
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