New figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have reported that hospital admissions from smoking are increasing.
The HSCIC reported that hospital admissions thought to be caused by smoking in the UK went up by five per cent in ten years standing at 475,0004 in 2014-15.
The group commented that Blackpool had the highest rate of admissions with 2,830 per 100,000 of the city's population going to hospital with illnesses thought to be caused by smoking, while the City of London had the lowest rate with 880.
Additionally, Manchester had the unlucky mention as containing the highest estimated rate of people dying from smoking-related conditions with 458 per 100,000 of population, while Harrow had the lowest rate with 185.
The report revealed that there are an estimated 2.2 million e-cigarette users on the UK - four per cent of adults over the age of 16. Meanwhile, 19 per cent of adults described themselves as smokers.
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