Constituency Profiles: Wirral South
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Constituency Profiles: Wirral South Including wards*; Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Eastham, and Heswall *Based on 2004 ward boundaries Produced by Performance and Business Intelligence Team | Public Health October 2013 Key Issues Wirral South Constituency is the second smallest with 72,285 residents. It has the largest number of people aged 65-74 years compared with other Wirral constituency areas, with 8,406 residents (26% of the population) Bromborough ward has the largest non-white British population and Heswall ward has the largest number of Asian/Asian British residents Life expectancy in Wirral South constituency is 80.5 years. The gap between the ward with the highest (Heswall) and the lowest (Bromborough) is 7.5 years One in eight (12%) children live in poverty in Wirral South constituency. In Bromborough ward one in four children live in poverty (22.8%) Children achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 is above the Wirral average for all subjects. Children in Bromborough ward have low attainment at Key Stage 2 which is consistent across all subjects Wirral South has the lowest proportion (5%) of 16-18 year olds not in education, employment or training, (NEET) when compared with the rest of Wirral and other constituencies Wirral South has the lowest rate (53.8 per 10,000 children) of Looked after Children compared nationally and Wirral overall. However Bromborough ward has more than half of the number of Looked after Children in the constituency with a rate of 64.8 per 10,000 children. This is higher than the constituency average and England average Heswall ward has the highest rate of under 18 teenage conceptions with a rate of 34.9 per 1000 girls, more than the constituency average with a rate of 23.9 per 1000 girls, but below the Wirral average More than half (64%) of all women in the constituency breastfeed in the first 48 hours after birth, higher than the Wirral average All wards (when rounded to the nearest whole number) have achieved the target uptake of primary childhood immunisations Immunisation uptake for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) in Bromborough and Eastham ward is below the target uptake of 95% needed to prevent outbreaks Obesity in children aged 4/5 years in Eastham ward is 12%, this is higher than the constituency and Wirral average. In addition the proportion of children who are overweight is higher than the Wirral average and compared to the other three constituencies Almost a fifth (19%) of children aged 10/11 years are classified as obese, comparable with the Wirral average. Bebington and Eastham ward have almost a quarter (24%) of children classified as obese Wirral South constituency has the highest proportion (15%) either killed or seriously injured. Heswall ward has the highest proportion either killed or seriously injured on its roads (one in every four casualties). This is also the highest compared with the rest of Wirral Bromborough ward has the highest rate of hospital admission for falls in people aged over 65 years One in every three people aged over 65 years live alone in Wirral South constituency, this is the lowest of the four constituency areas Wirral South constituency has the lowest proportion (8.7%) of residents claiming housing benefit. This is also true for council tax benefit claimants (12%) The proportion of residents in Wirral South constituency claiming Job Seekers Allowance is less than half the Wirral average (2.2%) The claimant rate for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for Wirral South constituency is lowest when compared with other constituencies and Wirral. The most common reason for ESA is mental health reasons (which include depression) and Bebington ward has the highest claimants with a rate of 24.6 per 1,000 population. Death rates (Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for all causes of mortality) in Bromborough ward is 130 thus meaning 30% more deaths have been observed, compared with the national average. Heswall and Eastham ward death rates is below the national average with a SMR of 78, and this is also lower than the Wirral average The Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) for deaths caused specifically by alcohol in Wirral South constituency is a third higher than the national average SMR 130, but is lower than the Wirral average. Bromborough ward is more than double the national average with a SMR of 232 INTRODUCTION Wirral Council is pleased to present the 2013 Constituency Profiles. This document is intended to be a reference guide to the most recent information on the population and health and wellbeing status of the people living in Wirral. It has been designed to support the constituencies through engagement with key stakeholders and elected members which will enable teams to identify key priorities. This is the first edition of the Constituency profiles to demonstrate the types of information that can be provided at a local level with the intention to present future data to array of different audiences using interactive maps, tables and charts that will be available on-line. The information is presented as a list of tables and charts, each presented with notes, definitions and data sources. The Constituency Profiles can be freely shared as and when required, but it is recommended that reference be made to the notes and definitions when using the information. There is also a website if you need more in-depth local health information, as it contains the JSNA for Wirral. Please see over the page for more details on our JSNA. This document was produced by Wirral Council Performance & Public Health Intelligence Team Overview of Wirral Wirral is a borough of contrast, both in its physical characteristics and demographics. Rural areas and urban and industrialised areas sit side by side in a compact peninsula of 60 square miles with around 30 miles of coastline. There is a lower proportion of younger adults in their twenties and thirties and a higher proportion of older people in Wirral compared to England and Wales The 65+ age group is expected to increase at a faster rate than any other age group over the next two decades. Between 2006 and 2031 it is estimated that this population group will have increased by 45% in Wirral The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010, ranked Wirral as being in the most deprived 20% of local authorities nationally. The map (left) shows this differential in deprivation between the east and west of Wirral visually. The inequality in disability-free life expectancy for example, is the largest in England and stood at 20 years for men and 17 years for women (Marmot Indicators, 2012 List of figures Figure 1: Estimated Resident Population by Age Group, Wirral South Constituency, Mid-2011 Figure 2: Ethnicity by ward (broad ethnic groupings); Wirral South Constituency, 2011 Figure 3: Life Expectancy at Birth, With 95% Limits Confidence Limits: Wirral South Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) Figure 4: Child Poverty: Wirral South Constituency, 2011 Figure 5: Educational Attainment at Key Stage 2: Wirral South Constituency, 2013 Figure 6: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET): Wirral South Constituency, January to December 2012 Figure 7: Looked After Children: Wirral South Constituency, March 2012 Figure 8: Low Birthweight babies: Wirral South Constituency 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Figure 9: Under 18 Conceptions: Wirral South Constituency, 2011 Figure 10: Births to Lone Mothers: Wirral South Constituency, 2008-10 (3 years pooled) Figure 11: Percentage Smoking in Pregnancy: Wirral South Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Figure 12: Breast Feeding Initiation: Wirral South Constituency, 2010/11 to 2011/12 Figure 13: Immunisation Uptake in 1 Year Old Children: Wirral South Constituency, 2011/12 Figure 14: Immunisation Uptake 2 Year Old Children: Wirral South Constituency, 2011/12 Figure 15: Obesity in Children aged 5 Years: Wirral South Constituency, 2012/13 Figure 16: Obesity in Children aged 10 Years: Wirral South Constituency, 2012/13 Figure 17: Smoking Quit Rates (percentages): Wirral South Constituency, 2008/09 to 2012/13 Figure 18: Road Collision Causalities: Wirral South Constituency, 2010-12 (3 years pooled) Figure 19: Hospital Admission Rates for Falls in People aged 65 Years and over: Wirral South Constituency, 2009/10 to 2011/12 Figure 20: People Living Alone Aged 65+: Wirral South Constituency 2011 Figure 21: Proportion of Housing Benefit Claimants: Wirral South Constituency, 2013 Figure 22: Proportion of Council Tax Benefit Claimants: Wirral South Constituency, 2013 Figure 23: Monthly Job Seekers Allowance Claimants, Numbers and Rates by Gender: Wirral South Constituency, March 2013 Figure 24: Rate of Employment & Support Allowance Claimants by specific health conditions: Wirral South Constituency, November 2012 Figure 25: Standardised Mortality Ratios for All Causes: Wirral South Constituency, 2009-11 (3 years pooled) Figure 26: Wholly Attributable Alcohol Related Mortality: Wirral South Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled) Produced by Wirral Performance and Public Health Intelligence Team: Constituency Profile for Wirral South H:\PubHealth\Public Health Intelligence Team\Reports\Constituency Profiles 2013\South Wirral\Wirral South Constituency Profiles FINAL v6.docx Page 4 of 37 List of Tables Table 1: Estimated Resident Population by Age Group, Wirral South Constituency, Mid-2011 Table 2: Ethnicity by ward (broad ethnic groupings); Wirral South Constituency, 2011 Table 3: Life Expectancy at Birth, With 95% Limits Confidence Limits: Wirral South Constituency, 2007-11 (5 years pooled)