Did You Know?

(UK)

Every day of the year UK hospitals treat more than one thousand cases of serious alcohol-related conditions. (source Daily Mail)
The UK has one of the highest rates of death from heart disease in the world - one British adult every three minutes. (source bbc.co.uk)
Over the last 30 years there has been an 800% increase in the number of women dying from cirrhosis of the liver. (source Daily Mail)
THE number of children treated for mental disorders caused by smoking cannabis has quadrupled since the government downgraded the legal status of the drug. (source: schizophrenia.com)
Of the nearly 200,000 abortions carried out each year in Britain, between 10-15 of these will be on girls aged 12. (source Timesonline.co.uk)
statistics, for 2006, showed nearly 15,000 women were having their third or more abortion, while 54 of those had terminated eight or more pregnancies. (source bbc.co.uk)

(Croydon)·

Croydon has more children & young people than any other London Borough. One in four children in Croydon is overweight or obese. (sources: Croydon council/ Croydon Post)
22.8% of over 16s in Croydon smoke. (source: Croydon PCT)
Croydon’s Health Trust has the worst record in England for helping people to quit smoking. (source: Croydon Advertiser)
Patients have branded Mayday Hospital the worst in London according to a report published recently by the Healthcare Commission. (source: Croydon Guardian)
Croydon Council knows of 37,000 full time carers but there are many more - unknown and unpaid- who care for a relative or friend 24/7. Approx 1,000 will be young carers. (source: Croydon Guardian/ Croydon PCT)
There are an estimated 3,096 problematic drug users in Croydon (source: Croydon PCT)
Life expectancy for Croydon in 2003/5 was 77.5 years for men; 81 years for women. (source: Croydon PCT)