• Approximately 17,000 children in the U.K. suffer from chest infections as a result of second-hand smoke.

• 1/3 of glue ear, which can cause partial deafness, is attributable to parental smoking.

• Children who live in smoky atmospheres are twice as likely to suffer from asthma and other respiratory infections.

• Babies and children regularly exposed to smoke are more likely to suffer from coughs and colds, and be away from school more often.

• Babies exposed to cigarette smoke are at greater risk of cot death.