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The health and wellbeing of children and young people in London Dr Marilena Korkodilos, Deputy Director Specialist Public Health Services, PHE (London) Aims To provide a descriptive analysis of the health and wellbeing of children and
Dr Marilena Korkodilos, Deputy Director Specialist Public Health Services, PHE (London)
Aims
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analysis of the health and wellbeing of children and young people living in London
case for investment in children and young people living in London
More than 2 million children and young people live in London
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1 in 4
This is estimated to rise by
11% from 2012 to 2020
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There are wide inequalities for children across London
Infant mortality
Overweight/obese children aged 10-11
HPV immunisation
Overweight/obese children aged 4-5
About 1 in 2 children in Tower Hamlets live in poverty, which is almost 5 times as high as Richmond upon Thames
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The cost of smoking in pregnancy in London is about
£25.3 million - £48.5 million
per year Smoking cessation programmes for pregnant women give a return of investment of 7:1
6 in 100
women in London smoke at delivery, which is about
half that of
England
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87%
breastfeeding
74%
breastfeeding
London England
69%
breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks
48%
breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks
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Increasing breastfeeding could save £17 million annually in the UK by avoiding the costs of treating four acute diseases in infants
Just under
9 in 10
women initiate breastfeeding in London… however 2
women stop by 6-8 weeks
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An estimated 1-2 out of every 1,000 children may be born with hearing loss, that’s about 134-246 babies in London every year
98% of newborns are screened for hearing loss within 2 weeks
Early interventions and treatments (hearing aids, cochlear implants, sign language) Better speech, language and social skills
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1 in 10 children
living in London did not receive their third dose of DTaP/IPV/Hib at 12 months
1 in 5 children living
in London did not receive their DTaP/IPV/Hib booster at 5 years
Across London immunisation uptake rates
are the lowest for England
In 2012-13:
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5 year olds in London have tooth decay Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease in childhood….. although it is almost entirely preventable
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Rates of childhood obesity are higher in London than the rest of England Nearly 1 in 4 children in London aged 4-5 years are overweight or obese Only 6 out of 10 children in London are a healthy weight when they start secondary school
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An obese child in London is
likely to cost around £31 a year in direct costs, which could rise to a total (direct and indirect) of
£611 a year if they continue to
be obese into adulthood The treatment costs of
childhood obesity in London
were between £30 million -
£195 million in 2007-08
111,000 children
aged 5-16 in London have a clinically significant mental health problem
1 in 10
The impacts of childhood psychiatric disorders cost London’s
education system
approximately £200
million per year
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The number of children with a mental health illness in a typical London school of 1,000 pupils:
Significant mental health problem 100 Conduct disorder 58 Anxiety disorder 33 Severe depression 1
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Every year, 24,455 children start smoking in London…that’s about
30x the capacity of the
London Eye
Nearly 90% of lifetime smoking is initiated between the ages of 10 and 20 years in the UK
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3 in 10
London pupils have ever drunk alcohol
1 in 5
London pupils have ever tried drugs Every £1 spent on young people’s drug and alcohol intervention brings a benefit of
£5-£8
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About 3,500 girls aged 15-17 years in London become pregnant each year Between 1990-2012 teenage pregnancy in London reduced by about 50% For every £1 spent on contraception £11 is saved on
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Title picture credits: Megan O’Flynn (2008) Music credits: Royalty Free Music and Instrumental Songs (2012)