1992–94

1995–97

Conceptions

Conceptions

Health Authority

Leading to
maternities

Numbers
(%)

Leading to
abortions

Numbers
(%)

Total
conceptions

Numbers
(%)

Conception rate
per 1000 girls aged 15–17

Leading to
maternities

Numbers
(%)

Leading to
abortions

Numbers
(%)

Total
conceptions

Numbers
(%)

Conception rate
per 1000 girls aged 15–17

Avon

919
(56.8)

698
(43.2)

1,617
(100.0)

34.4

1,052
(60.0)

701
(40.0)

1,753
(100.0)

35.2

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

511
(63.2)

298
(36.8)

809
(100.0)

33.3

590
(60.3)

389
(39.7)

979
(100.0)

37.7

Dorset

477
(48.2)

512
(51.8)

989
(100.0)

32.1

601
(50.6)

586
(49.4)

1,187
(100.0)

34.6

Gloucestershire

547
(56.9)

414
(43.1)

961
(100.0)

34.4

633
(54.2)

535
(45.8)

1,168
(100.0)

38.4

North and East Devon

356
(51.9)

330
(48.1)

686
(100.0)

30.9

442
(57.6)

325
(42.4)

767
(100.0)

32.0

Somerset

475
(60.0)

317
(40.0)

792
(100.0)

32.0

521
(56.4)

403
(43.6)

924
(100.0)

34.0

South and West Devon

670
(60.9)

431
(39.1)

1,101
(100.0)

39.3

789
(60.6)

514
(39.4)

1,303
(100.0)

42.7

Wiltshire

646
(59.2)

445
(40.8)

1,091
(100.0)

36.0

780
(63.2)

454
(36.8)

1,234
(100.0)

38.3

South West

5,058
(57.2)

3,788
(42.8)

8,846
(100.0)

34.2

5,871
(58.0)

4,244
(42.0)

10,115
(100.0)

36.6

England and Wales

66,395
(60.7)

43,050
(39.3)

109,445
(100.0)

42.7

75,055
(60.2)

49,672
(39.8)

124,727
(100.0)

44.8

Under 18 conception rates per 1000 women 15–17

Avon

662

40.4

21.6

18.9

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

342

39.7

24.3

15.4

Dorset

435

37.5

18.2

19.3

Gloucestershire

418

41.2

23.9

17.4

North and East Devon

297

35.7

20.5

15.3

Somerset

351

38.7

20.1

18.6

South and West Devon

432

42.0

24.4

17.6

Wiltshire

417

37.8

21.0

16.7

South West

3,354

39.3

21.7

17.6

England and Wales

44,061

47.0

27.2

19.7

                  1992-94

Local Authority

Leading to
maternities

Numbers
(%)

Leading to
abortions

Numbers
(%)

Total
conceptions

Numbers
(%)

Conception rate per 1000 girls aged 15–17

Leading to abortions

Numbers
(%)

Total conceptions

Numbers
(%)

Conception rate per
1000 girls
aged 15–17

Bath and North East Somerset

98
(46.4)

113
(53.6)

211
(100)

25.9

114
(57.6)

84
(42.4)

198
(100)

22.6

Bournemouth

125
(48.1)

135
(51.9)

260
(100)

39.8

180
(51.1)

172
(48.9)

352
(100)

50.2

Bristol

533
(66.0)

275
(34.0)

808
(100)

44.8

569
(64.5)

313
(35.5)

882
(100)

44.8

Caradon

69
(58.0)

50
(42.0)

119
(100)

28.9

81
(61.8)

50
(38.2)

131
(100)

29.6

Carrick

79
(63.2)

46
(36.8)

125
(100)

29.7

86
(53.1)

76
(46.9)

162
(100)

35.3

Cheltenham

124
(61.7)

77
(38.3)

201
(100)

35.4

157
(59.2)

108
(40.8)

265
(100)

42.0

Christchurch

26
(46.4)

30
(53.6)

56
(100)

34.4

30
(50.0)

30
(50.0)

60
(100)

32.9

Cotswold

42
(48.3)

45
(51.7)

87
(100)

21.1

51
(46.4)

59
(53.6)

110
(100)

25.1

East Devon

55
(39.9)

83
(60.1)

138
(100)

24.6

68
(51.1)

65
(48.9)

133
(100)

21.7

East Dorset

21
(40.4)

31
( 59.6)

52
(100)

14.4

29
(30.5)

66
(69.5)

95
(100)

22.9

Exeter

106
(58.9)

74
(41.1)

180
(100)

39.4

145
(62.5)

87
(37.5)

232
(100)

44.0

Forest of Dean

78
(57.8)

57
(42.2)

135
(100)

34.3

89
(55.6)

71
(44.4)

160
(100)

37.2

Gloucester

154
(60.9)

99
(39.1)

253
(100)

51.0

189
(58.3)

135
(4 1.7)

324
(100)

58.3

Kennet

76
(71.0)

31
(29.0)

107
(100)

27.6

80
(65.0)

43
(35.0)

123
(100)

27.9

Kerrier

101
(70.1)

43
(29.9)

144
(100)

31.4

137
(66.2)

70
(33.8)

207
(100)

42.1

Mendip

87
(57.2)

65
(42.8)

152
(100)

27.2

97
(57.1)

73
(42.9)

170
(100)

27.3

Mid Devon

60
(57.1)

45
(42.9)

105
(100)

30.9

65
(55.6)

52
(44.4)

117
(100)

34.4

North Cornwall

79
(65.3)

42
(34.7)

121
(100)

31.4

87
(61.3)

55
(38.7)

142
(100)

34.8

North Devon

68
(48.2)

73
(51.8)

141
(100)

31.8

98
(63.2)

57
(36.8)

155
(100)

33.5

North Dorset

42
(55.3)

34
(44.7)

76
(100)

23.0

32
(49.2)

33
(50.8)

65
(100)

18.6

North Somerset

145
(52.3)

132
(47.7)

277
(100)

30.5

176
(54.3)

148
(45.7)

324
(100)

33.9

North Wiltshire

107
(59.1)

74
(40.9)

181
(100)

29.5

105
(59.7)

71
(40.3)

176
(100)

26.9

Penwith & Isles of Scilly

53
(64.6)

29
(35.4)

82
(100)

27.0

99
(58.9)

69
(41.1)

168
(100)

54.5

Plymouth

403
(67.5)

194
(32.5)

597
(100)

48.1

455
(64.9)

246
(35.1)

701
(100)

52.4

Poole

97
(42.7)

130
(57.3)

227
(100)

35.6

130
(50.8)

126
(49.2)

256
(100)

36.2

Purbeck

32
(48.5)

34
(51.5)

66
(100)

32.1

38
(51.4)

36
(48.6)

74
(100)

31.7

Restormel

130
(59.6)

88
(40.4)

218
(100)

48.4

100
(59.2)

69
(40.8)

169
(100)

34.5

Salisbury

79
(47.3)

88
(52.7)

167
(100)

30.2

96
(56.8)

73
(43.2)

169
(100)

27.4

Sedgemoor

131
(65.2

70
(34.8)

201
(100)

39.8

144
(57.8)

105
(42.2)

249
(100)

45.0

South Gloucestershire

143
(44.5)

178
(55.5)

321
(100)

27.4

193
(55.3)

156
(44.7)

349
(100)

29.6

South Hams

36
(40.0)

54
(60.0)

90
(100)

24.9

49
(46.2)

57
(53.8)

106
(100)

26.2

South Somerset

145
( 59.7)

98
(40.3)

243
(100)

31.7

162
(60.04)

106
(39.6)

268
(100)

33.0

Stroud

89
(54.9)

73
(45.1)

162
(100)

28.6

87
(48.6)

92
(51.4)

179
(100)

29.7

Swindon

263
(59.9)

176
(40.1)

439
(100)

50.0

372
(67.6)

178
(32.4)

550
(100)

59.6

Taunton Deane

93
(57.4)

69
(42.6)

162
(100)

31.4

83
(45.1)

101
(54.9)

184
(100)

32.0

Teignbridge

75
(54.7)

62
(45.3)

137
(100)

25.6

101
(57.4)

75
(42.6)

176
(100)

29.9

Tewkesbury

60
(48.8)

63
(51.2)

123
(100)

34.6

60
(46.2)

70
(53.8)

130
(100)

33.9

Torbay

142
(56.1)

111
(43.9)

253
(100)

44.2

173
(58.4)

123
(41.6)

296
(100)

48.5

Torridge

51
(53.1)

45
(46.9)

96
(100)

33.8

48
(50.5)

47
(49.5)

95
(100)

31.9

West Devon

30
(60.0)

20
(40.0)

50
(100)

21.3

29
(49.2)

30
(50.8)

59
(100)

22.1

West Dorset

51
(49.5)

52
(50.5)

103
(100)

23.4

71
(59.7)

48
(40.3)

119
(100)

22.2

West Somerset

19
(55.9)

15
(44.1)

34
(100)

26.5

35
(66.0) )

18
(34.0)

53
(100)

33.8

West Wiltshire

121
(61.4)

76
(38.6)

197
(100)

32.9

127
(58.8)

89
(41.2)

216
(100)

36.9

Weymouth and Portland

83
(55.7)

66
(44.3)

149
(100)

51.1

91
(54.8)

75
(45.2)

166
(100)

53.3