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Local information about Bedfordshire | Facts and Figures

• Bedfordshire Online.  Bedfordshire County Council web site includes information relating to health, housing, socio -economic classification etc from the 2001 census.

Where can I find statistics about health and health services in Bedfordshire?

• Bedfordshire Health Authority.  Have made the 'Public Health Annual Reports' available on the Internet.  These contain many health statistics as well as information about health trends.
• Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance and Paramedic Service.  Statistics for accident and emergency performance.
• Department of Health Hospital Waiting Lists. Statistics on local hospital waiting lists.

Where can I find historical information about health in Bedfordshire?

• The Vision of Britain through time (direct link) web site provides historical statistics by place and subject from 1801 - 2001.   This includes information about mortality and fertility rates.

Where can I find statistics about particular health issues?

1. Abortion:

• Factsheet - Legal Abortions North Bedfordshire Health District 1988. Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from the North Bedfordshire Health Authority report 'The health of the people of North Bedfordshire, 1988'.
• Factsheet - Number of Abortions by Maternal Age, Bedfordshire Residents 1992. Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from the Bedfordshire Health report 'Public Health in Bedfordshire Annual Report 1993'

2. Births, still births and infant mortality:

• Factsheet - Births, Stillbirths and Infant Mortality 1983-88 North Bedfordshire.  Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from the North Bedfordshire Health Authority report 'The health of the people of North Bedfordshire, 1988'.

3. Infectious Diseases:

• Factsheet - Notification of Infectious Diseases 1979-1988.  Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from the North Bedfordshire Health Authority report 'The health of the people of North Bedfordshire, 1988'.

4. Mortality:

• Factsheet - Number of deaths in Bedfordshire 1981-1996.  Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from Bedfordshire Facts and Figures (Bedfordshire County Council).
• Factsheet - Main causes of death of Bedfordshire residents aged 15 or over in 1992.  Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from: 'Public Health in Bedfordshire Annual Report 1993'.
• Factsheet - Mortality - North Bedfordshire Health District 1988. Compiled by Bedfordshire Libraries from the North Bedfordshire Health Authority report 'The health of the people of North Bedfordshire, 1988'.