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Barnsley in Depth Children’s and Young People’s Report – 2008/09 InformationFigure 3.8.2 Percentage of Mothers Initiating Breastfeeding Discharge byNeighbourhood and Deprivation 2007/08 and 2008/09100.0%90.0%80.0%Percentage Smoking at Discharge70.0%60.0%50.0%40.0%30.0%20.0%10.0%0.0%0 10 20 30 40 50 60Least deprivedEstimate Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2007 ScoreR 2 = 0.5679Most deprived70Note: R is a figure to illustrate the correlation between two sets of data, with -1 being a perfectnegative correlation, and +1 being a perfect positive correlation. Usually, +0.7 or above isregarded a significant positive result.The prevalence of children breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks in 2008/09 was 29.5%,which achieved the Vital Signs Target of 21.5%. The figure for April toSeptember 2009 is 34.3%.3.9 Dental HealthDental decay is a common childhood disease which affects both deciduous(milk) and permanent teeth. The consequences of early dental decay can lastthroughout life and require ongoing care. The level of dental decay can bereduced through promoting good oral hygiene and encouraging a reduction inthe amount of and frequency of intake of sugar containing foods.Dental health is measured by the mean average number of teeth per childwhich are either actively decayed and require treatment or which were treatedfor decay either by extraction or filling (DMFT).The dental health of children is monitored by a rolling programme of surveysundertaken by the Community Dental Service in schools. In 2005/06 thesurvey was of 5 year old children. The results show that in England theaverage number of DMFT was 1.47 compared with an average of 2.03 inBarnsley, a difference of 0.56, which is too high. However, Figure 3.9.1demonstrates that there has been an improvement in the DMFT score from2.66 in 2003/04 to 2.03 in 2005/06.- 28 -