Smoking legislation reduced child hospital admissions by 11,000 each year in England.
Researchers analyzed the the British Hospital Episode Statistics database to analyze over 1,500,000 general hospital admissions for children aged from 0 to 14 years, between 2001-2012 from across England. They found that the legislation resulted in an immediate decline in admissions for lower respiratory tract infections (RTI) and a gradual decline in admissions for upper RTIs.
Previous research has shown a strong link connecting second-hand smoke inhalation and RTIs.
Original research paper published in the European Respiratory Journal on May 29, 2015.
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