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. 2000 Jan 1;320(7226):19–23. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7226.19

Table.

Source of data for impact on health of living near landfill site

Content Dates Source
Congenital malformations 1983-96 Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Townsend scores population denominators 1991 ONS census data held by Bro Taf Health Authority
Total births 1988-96 Birth notifications to Bro Taf Health Authority
No with low birth weight 1988-96
Congenital anomalies 1997
Total births 1983-87 Small area health statistics unit
All cause deaths 1981-95 ONS death notifications held by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority
Respiratory deaths 1981-95
Neoplastic disease 1981-95
Hospital admissions 1991-7 Patient episode database for Wales
Therapeutic abortions 1992-6 ONS analysed by Welsh Office