This week marks the ninth anniversary of the death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah. Her mother, Rosamund, says she would “still be alive today” were it not for air pollution caused by traffic near their home in Lewisham.
Ella became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death, following a fatal asthma attack aged just nine. Her story is a tragic reminder of the threat to public health caused by London’s toxic air.
