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Dudley Strategy for Tackling Health Inequalities 2010-15

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Table 1Ranking of <strong>Dudley</strong> Wards of Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD 2007)comparable to smoking prevalence 2009Ward NamesIMD 2007 National Rank1 = Most Deprived7928 = Least DeprivedSmoking Prevalence2009Castle & Priory 504 25%St. Thomas 644 23%Netherton & Woodside 696 19%Brierley Hill 807 26%Lye & Wollescote 1008 22%St. James 1066 18%Brockmoor & Pensnett 1138 22%St. Andrews 1264 25%Coseley East 1655 20%Quarry Bank & Cradley 2106 25%Belle Vale & Hasbury 2<strong>15</strong>0 18%Coseley West 2249 24%Gornal Wood 2360 22%Halesowen North 2487 16%Wollaston & Stourbridge West 2994 18%Hayley Green 3775 14%Ward NamesIMD 2004 National Rank1 = Most Deprived7932 = Least DeprivedSmokingPrevalence2009Wordsley 4<strong>15</strong>3 18%Amblecote 4252 14%Kingswin<strong>for</strong>d South 4804 18%Pedmore & Stourbridge East 4806 20%Norton 5065 12%Halesowen South 5457 18%Sedgley 5704 14%Wall Heath & Kingswin<strong>for</strong>dNorth 5954Among the 10% most deprived wards nationallyAmong the 10 – 50% most deprived wards nationallyAmong the 50% least deprived wards nationally9%Smoking Prevalence by DeprivationFigure 1 shows the smoking prevalence by IMD quintile in <strong>Dudley</strong> which highlights in2009 the proportion of smokers in the most deprived areas was 26% compared to12.5% in the least deprived area. This compares to the national picture indicatingfurther targeting of services <strong>for</strong> smokers in these groups is needed.94

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