Lung cancer figures rise

SIR: I have followed with interest the views and arguments expressed by Mr Alker and Mr Collinson about the proposed industrial estate and road at Kearsley. I would like to give my opinion on the subject. Firstly, when the Industrial Revolution started, the face of the country where we live was changed for the worse. After the 1939-1945 War, the then government brought in the Clean Air Act. Since then, due to the decline of the mills, engineering, and the closure of the coal mines, conditions should have improved. But since 1946, the records of lung cancer have shown an increase every year. This directly matches the increase in the number of cars and trucks during the same period. Therefore, to build an industrial estate in the middle of a housing estate and more roads which will mean more cars and trucks. I therefore must question Mr Alker's motives in his support of the proposed estate and road.