This is a significant health resource for the Irish voluntary sector and community not just in Brent, but across England and the United Kingdom. It draws together available health data on excessive Irish morbidity. Irish people are the only migrant population to suffer significant deterioration to health in England.
Authored by Dr. Patricia Walls, the report indicates very high suicide, cancer and respiratory and heart disease rates, high levels of socio-economic and housing disadvantage, high mental health admissions, disproportionate use of drug and alcohol services and excessive smoking rates among the local and national Irish populations.
Given the absence of major collated research studies of the Irish population for some years, the report is timely and should prove useful to any Irish agency or any professional requiring knowledge and statistics of the health status of the Irish population in London Borough of Brent and across England.