title: Congenital malformations in the Fylde region of Lancashire, England 1957-1973.
abstract: This paper uses data collected by a consultant paediatrician to examine variations in the prevalence of neural tube and cardiovascular malformations within the Fylde region of North West England. Results at the district scale indicate contrasts in the geographical distributions of the two classes of malformation and these are then further assessed via a case-control study which standardises for factors such as date of conception, age of mother and parity. The results of this study suggest that there were wards in Blackpool and Fleetwood with unusually high prevalences of neural tube defects. Further research is being undertaken to identify the causes of these concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Lancaster, England.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lovett
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gatrell
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bound
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003241:Consanguinity; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D011897:Random Allocation; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014881:Water Supply