Life Desk :
A report by the London Health Commission reveals that smoking should be banned in London parks and landmarks including Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square.
The report found that 1.2 million Londoners smoke-about 15 percent of the capital’s population-and that 67 of the city’s schoolchildren are taking up the habit every day.
“As a cancer surgeon working in the NHS (National Health Service), I see the terrible consequences for smokers and their families,” said the report’s author, Ara Darzi.
“We must do more to help people quit and discourage kids from taking it up,” said Darzi, who was presenting the report commissioned by London Mayor Boris Johnson.
