Swine flu hotspots include Tower Hamlets and Islington
Find out whether you live in a London swine flu hotspot with this top ten list of the worst affected areas, which includes Tower Hamlets, Islington and Greenwich
23 July 2009
FIND out whether you live in one of the capital’s swine flu hotspots by consulting this list of the ten worst-affected areas in the country.
People in Tower Hamlets, east London, have been by far the most likely to consult health services with swine flu-like symptoms.
The area had 792 consultations per 100,000 people last week, up 4 per cent on the previous week.
Check out this list of the ten areas with the highest consultation rates for flu-like symptoms and the number of consultations per 100,000 people:
1. Tower Hamlets, east London - 792
2. Islington, north London - 488
3. Greenwich, south-east London - 441
4. Leicester - 440
5. Telford & Wrekin - 430
6. Lewisham, south London - 424
7. Hackney, east London - 419
8. Barking & Dagenham, east London - 415
9. South Tyneside - 413
10. Redbridge, north-east London - 410
Do you live in one of these areas? If so, are you concerned that you may be living in a swine flu hotspot? Leave your comments below...
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