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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Early heart disease deaths in Barking and Dagenham double those of richest areas

People living in Barking and Dagenham are more than twice as likely to die before the age of 75 from heart disease than people in the wealthiest parts of England, a study has revealed.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) looked at the gap in early heart and circulatory disease rates between the most deprived and least deprived communities in England.

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