from the nuffield trust, the latest ina from the nuffield trust, the latest in a series of nhs in crisist appear this time of year, and this is the child poverty gap increasing, children from poor families more likely to spend time in a&e and it lists asthma and diabetes as two of the reasons and they are 70% more likely to appear in acts compared with their less deprived counterparts. shocking numbers. it is the earlier years of your life rather than life expectancy which we have reported many times. one of the things which cotties many times. one of the things which comes out this asthma and much of thatis comes out this asthma and much of that is related to air pollution and the quality of the homes in which people are living and how close they are to main roads. there have been a numberof are to main roads. there have been a number of studies that show, in london, for example, if you live in tower hamlets you are much more likely to suffer from asthma compared to a richer borough, and your score is compared to a richer borough, and your score is more compared to a richer borough, and