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"Sixty years ago thick smog descended on London, contributing to the deaths of an estimated 4,000 people.
The four-day 'pea-souper', while worse than usual, was a familiar experience for Londoners.
"Visibility was so poor buses and taxis ground to a halt, forcing commuters to hurry underground to use the Tube."
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"... Lawyer Alan Andrews, of environmental organisation ClientEarth, said an estimated 4,300 Londoners now died each year as a result of air pollution (29,000 UK-wide, according to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
"This is no longer because of coal fires, but is put down to nitrogen dioxide caused mainly by traffic fumes, he said."
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