Valleys Village Named As 'Sick' Capital of England and Wales
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A welsh village has been officially named as the sickest in England and Wales. More than two in every five people living in Croeserw, near Maesteg, have a long-term limiting illness, according to new data from the 2001 Census.
The village, which has 1,262 adults, has the highest proportion of sickness, usurping the former industrial powerhouse of Merthyr Tydfil at the top of the league that no one wants to win, as the effects of deprivation and the nation's industrial legacy continue to be experienced.See the full content of this document
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Valleys Village Named As 'Sick' Capital of England and Wales
The noxious cocktail of social and economic deprivation, the legacy of a century's heavy industry coupled with the community's poor diets and lifestyles have been blamed for Croeserw...
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