More people are dying of an asbestos-related lung disease in Dartford and Gravesham than in most of the country, it has been revealed. Between 2010 and 2014, 19 people died in Dartford and 30 people died of mesothelioma in Gravesham, giving mortality rates of 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people and 6.8 deaths per 100,000 people respectively.
