Frequencies
of Spontaneous Abortions, Low Birth Weight,
and Birth Defects, Love Canal Area, NYSDH Survey
|
| |
Adjoining Canal
|
Rest of Canal Area
|
| |
97th Street
|
99th Street closest
|
Wet
|
Dry
|
North of Colvin Blvd
|
| Number of women ever pregnant |
20 |
22 |
49 |
98 |
66 |
| Number of single fetus pregnancies |
29 |
50 |
108 |
164 |
125 |
| Number of women with abortions |
3 |
7 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
| Number of abortions |
3 |
12 |
25 |
21 |
11 |
| Frequency of Abortions |
3/29=10.3% |
12/50=24% |
25/108=23% |
21/164=12.8% |
11/125=8.8% |
| Adjusted O/E ratio (1) |
1.2 |
6.0** |
3.4** |
2.0 |
- |
| Adjusted O/E ratio (2) |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5* |
0.8 |
-- |
| Number of women with live births |
19 |
21 |
44 |
92 |
64 |
| Number of live births |
26 |
39 |
83 |
144 |
110 |
| Number of women with Low Birth Weight (LBW) births |
0 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
| Number of LBW births |
0 |
1 |
13** |
11 |
3 |
| Frequency of LBW births |
0/26=0% |
1/39=2.6% |
13/83=15.7% |
11/144=7.6% |
3/110=2.7% |
| Number of women with Birth Defect (BD)children |
0 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Number of BD children |
0 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
| Frequency of BD children |
0/26=0% |
4/39=10.3% |
10/83=12.0% |
7/144=4.9% |
8/110=7.3% |