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Focal point of Scottish poverty

Focus: Deprivation in parts of Glasgow, where in 2002, the death toll from heart disease area was 56% above the Scottish average, illustrates a nationwide problem.

IN 1832, when a cholera epidemic swept Glasgow, the majority of its 3000 victims could be found in the poor communities living east of Glasgow Cross.