Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Internal migration is increasing as the UK born population has increased by 12% over the last five years. 52% of the Brent population were born abroad and 76% of babies born in 2017 had mothers who were born outside the UK. This...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Noise is unwanted sound that may be considered a nuisance by those affected but may not qualify as actionable noise nuisance to the local authority. In Brent music and live music represents the most significant reported noise source that is actionable as...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Overall air pollution in Brent is declining. There are several air quality hot spots in the borough, mainly around town centres where there is high road traffic congestion. 56% of air pollution (NOx) in Brent is from road transport, and over...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Climate change has numerous implications for public health. These are uniformly likely to affect vulnerable residents most severely, and include poor air quality, more frequent and severe extreme weather events and potential for water and food scarcity. This report is part of...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Adult safeguarding means protecting a person’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. In 2018/19, 72% of concerns received in Brent progressed to a safeguarding enquiry. This report is part of the JSNA (Joint Strategic Needs Assessment) which looks at...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Dental decay is one of the commonest health conditions affecting children and young people and is one of the top causes of non-emergency hospital admissions for children. Brent has the 2nd highest proportion of children with dental decays at 35% compared...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Drug and alcohol misuse is associated with a wide range of health and social issues and creates significant costs to the public purse. Dependency in particular is commonly linked to poor outcomes in relation to physical health, mental health with anti-social...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Smoking continues to kill 78,000 people in England every year and is the number one cause of preventable death in the country, resulting in more deaths than the next six causes combined. In Brent 186 deaths per 100,000 people can be...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. Brent residents have good access to specialist sexually transmitted infection (STIs) diagnosis and treatment services. The number of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed among residents of Brent in 2018 was 5,685. The rate was 1,727 per 100,000 residents, considerably higher...
Update: Please note the 2019/20 JSNA has been superseded by the 2023 JSNA. The report below has been retained here for reference purposes. The Health and Lifestyle chapter brings together a range of indicators from obesity to physical activity levels. The prevalence of active adults in Brent has increased in the past three years but these levels are still lower than the London average. Brent...