This is Cheshire.co.uk reported on 13th August 2007, that Crewe and Nantwich have the highest mortality rates in Cheshire from meosthelioma, an asbestos related cancer.
People who worked in heavy engineering such as the railway engineering yards at Crewe, were at particular risk of being exposed to the material before it was banned during the 1980s.
The steady rise in mesothelioma deaths in the borough over the last twenty years, can be explained by the long gestation period of the cancer, up to 60 years. Areas where heavy engineering such as shipbuilding took place, are particularly susceptible to asbestos related diseases and Crewe and Nantwich are ranked 16th in the UK for recorded deaths from mesothelioma in the UK.
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