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

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
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
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