Suzanne Wilkin, public health principal at NCC, said hundreds of checks have already been carried out at machines in supermarkets, village halls and libraries.

She said: “It’s a self-service guided health check.

“It will give you your risk score and guidance and recommendations about what you might need to do next.”

She said the areas were specifically chosen to target people in need.

“Cardiovascular disease tends to be more prevalent in areas of deprivation,” said Wilkin.

“We’ve located our health stations in those particular areas, in settings where they’re highly accessible, so supermarkets that are open till midnight, or a library that already has that ethos of supporting the local community to get healthier.”

People using the machines do need an email address to take a health check, but library staff at King’s Lynn say they can help users set one up.