Almost 2,000 young women in Islington are thought to be in danger of suffering an archaic and violent disfigurement practice.
A
new report estimates that 1,800 girls under the age of 18 – about 10
per cent of the population – are at risk of female genital mutilation
(FGM), with 1,300 classified as high risk.
Meanwhile the
Whittington Hospital in Magdala Avenue, Archway, reported 727 referrals
associated with FGM between 2004 and 2009 – with numbers increasing
every year.
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