Do you live in the sickest city in Britain, or the hardiest?

The number of sick days taken by workers due to colds, flu or minor ailments has plummeted this year.

With an average of 0.93 days taken off by employees around the UK, here are the nation’s most – and least – hardy cities...

Most hardy

1 = Manchester 0.54 (average sick days taken)

1 = Bristol 0.54

3 Plymouth 0.63

4 Birmingham 0.72

5 Southampton 0.73

Least hardy

1 Glasgow 1.59

2 Brighton 1.48

3 Edinburgh 1.17

4 Norwich 1.16

5 London 1.05

Survey by Censuswide for Fisherman’s Friend

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