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Modern Health Mapping Shows How Poverty and Ill Health Persist over 100 Years

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London are aiming to improve the health of Londoners by combining a century-old mapping technique with up-to-the-minute technology. Using type 2 diabetes as their example, the researchers have compiled detailed maps of east London highlighting the geographical 'hotspots' of disease risk. The maps, which are published today in BMJ Open* reveal startling similarities to the renowned 'poverty maps' created in the late 19th Century by Victorian reformist, Charles Booth. Read More