Up to nine per cent of deaths in the capital’s most polluted areas are attributable to air pollution, a new paper from the London Assembly reveals.
The percentage of deaths attributable to man-made airborne particles
was highest in the City of London (9 per cent), Westminster (8.3 per
cent), Kensington and Chelsea (8.3 per cent) and Tower Hamlets (8.1 per
cent). Bromley and Havering (both 6.3 per cent) had the lowest
proportion in London, though are still above the England average of 5.6
percent.
The Assembly’s Health and Environment Committee's paper highlights
the long-term health impact of toxic pollutants, which have been linked
to life-shortening lung and heart conditions, breast cancer and
diabetes. It is estimated there are over 4,000 extra deaths each year in London from particulates and health costs are estimated at up to £20 billion a year – twice the cost of obesity.
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