Multiple sclerosis distribution in England and Wales and parts of Europe

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Scotland and Ireland have the highest death rates from multiple sclerosis and high rates are recorded in an area extending south-eastward from Britain through central Europe. The rates tend to diminish with rising latitude and longitude. In England and Wales the county boroughs with notably high rates during 1958—67 were mostly textile towns with cotton and wool mills, situated in the area recording the lowest average levels of sunshine. In the London area mortality from multiple sclerosis was high in those western boroughs and adjacent counties most exposed to the noise of aircraft using the airports of London. The geographical pattern in England suggests that noise and vibration of particular kinds may be a factor in causation along with a climatic factor, but this hypothesis is speculative until further evidence is found to support it. © 1971, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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Stocks, P. (1971). Multiple sclerosis distribution in England and Wales and parts of Europe. Journal of Hygiene, 69(3), 373–389. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022172400021628

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