Scientists have organized studies that have shown that the Great London Smog in 1952, which caused a huge number of premature deaths, has an impact on the human body today. Sixty-four years have passed since that moment, but now scientists have discovered the consequences, since many children are admitted to hospitals with asthma.
The smog lasted only five days in December 1952 in London, but the damage was done for decades to come. Scientists have studied air indicators now, after which they compared them with indicators sixty years ago. It was found that smog still has an impact on human health.
In some areas, the indicators exceeded the norm by twenty-three times, this had a detrimental effect on the health of residents. Smog appeared unexpectedly, so many people simply could not leave the city on time. In 1953, the number of children suffering from asthma increased; a year later, the incidence increased by twenty percent.
In addition, scientists conducted a comparative analysis of the health of those people who went to hospitals sixty years ago, it turned out that sediments in the body of patients are still there.
An interesting fact is that the authorities tried to hide information about the level of air pollution and the growth of asthma, citing other factors that caused the disease in residents, but scientists are sure that mortality is dependent on the Great Smog.
Apostolova-Polishchuk Nadezhda