04a JSNA Appendix , item 5. PDF 6 MB - Lambeth Council

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4. Health of Lambeth residents?
Overview
• Just over three quarters of Lambeth residents rate their own health as good or very
good. This rises to 89% among private renters (compared with 71% among council
tenants), 90% among 18-34 year olds and 86% among AB residents and full time
workers. Health ratings are unsurprisingly lower among people with long-term
limiting illness (27%) and older people (55%). Black Caribbean residents (69%) are
less positive about their health.
• In general, the health of people in Lambeth is significantly poorer compared with
the England average
• Life expectancy in males and females is lower and deaths from smoking and
premature deaths from circulatory diseases and cancer are higher than the rest of
England.
• Lambeth is amongst the most deprived areas nationally and the average
deprivation in all wards is higher than the average deprivation in all England wards.
• Smoking prevalence is high in Lambeth especially in deprived areas and in people
lower socio-economic group and in manual occupation. The deaths attributable to
smoking every year are also high in Lambeth compared to the national average.
• Lambeth has higher than average levels of physical activity probably resulting in
lower percentage of obesity in adults. However, obesity in 10-11 year olds is very
high with 1 in 4 children obese in that age group.
• The all age all cause mortality has fallen significantly in the past few years but it
remains above the England and London average.
• The rate of inequality between Lambeth residents and the England and Wales
average has reduced for women, with the cancer reduction particularly notable,
bringing Lambeth down to E&W averages. Further challenges remain in relation to
securing an equivalent improvement in men's health.
• Exponential projection using number of births in previous year, shows a growing
trend in births over the next five years.
• Birth weight (Awaiting returns from hospital (Acute and Community)
• Crude birth weight (Awaiting returns from hospital (Acute and Community)
• The infant mortality rate is 5.7 children per 1,000 live births. This is compared with
4.9 and 5 per 1,000 in London and England. 14 The infant mortality rate is reducing
and the inequality gap is getting narrower plans are to further reduce this gap
further over the next five years.
• The gap in the death rates from cardio-vascular diseases between men and
women is slightly worsening while the gap in deaths rates from cancer in men in
Lambeth and England is widening.
• Coronary heart disease remains the single and preventable cause of all deaths in
Lambeth followed by cerebro-vascular diseases (stroke), cancer and chronic lung
diseases.
• The top 10 causes of hospital admissions in Lambeth in 200708 were: Pregnancy
related conditions, Digestive disorders, Genito-Urinary system, Neoplasms, Injuries
and Poisonings, Circulatory diseases, Respiratory diseases, Musculoskeletal
disorders, Eye related, Nervous System. Overall there has been a fall in total
14 London Borough of Lambeth. Draft State of the Borough: The evidence base supporting the Sustainable
Community Strategy. 2008.
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