Shocking Death Toll Of Smoking
Source: The Evening Star
Date: 18th May 2007
Health bosses hope the smoking ban will cut deaths. More than 700 people in the east of England die from a smoking related illness every month, health bosses warned. With a quarter of the adult population in the region still enjoying a cigarette they urged individuals to kick the habit ahead of the public places ban on July 1st.
According to the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) around 8,500 people in its six counties, which include Suffolk and Essex, die from a smoking related illness every year - more than 700 a month.
With the ban on smoking coming into force in less than two months health officials are now predicting an increase in people wanting to quit.
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