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| Those living in relatively affluent areas of England are more likely to be consuming "hazardous" levels of alcohol than poorer neighbours, a study says. | Those living in relatively affluent areas of England are more likely to be consuming "hazardous" levels of alcohol than poorer neighbours, a study says. |
| Hazardous drinking - consuming between 22 and 50 units per week - was highest in the Surrey area of Runnymede and lowest in the London borough of Newham. | Hazardous drinking - consuming between 22 and 50 units per week - was highest in the Surrey area of Runnymede and lowest in the London borough of Newham. |
| The Liverpool John Moores University study found "harmful" levels - above 50 units - highest in poorer areas. | |
| Manchester topped this table with Winchester in the lowest position. | Manchester topped this table with Winchester in the lowest position. |
| HAZARDOUS DRINKING HOTSPOTS Runnymede: 26.4Harrogate: 26.4Surrey Heath: 26.0Guildford: 25.5Mid Sussex: 25.5Mole Valley: 25.5Leeds: 25.3Elmbridge: 25.3Waverley: 25.2Woking: 25.0 Percentage of adults aged over 16 regularly drinking between 22 to 50 units/week (men) and 15-35 units/week (women) | HAZARDOUS DRINKING HOTSPOTS Runnymede: 26.4Harrogate: 26.4Surrey Heath: 26.0Guildford: 25.5Mid Sussex: 25.5Mole Valley: 25.5Leeds: 25.3Elmbridge: 25.3Waverley: 25.2Woking: 25.0 Percentage of adults aged over 16 regularly drinking between 22 to 50 units/week (men) and 15-35 units/week (women) |
| Local authority estimates of such drinking patterns, categorised as "harmful", ranged from 3.2% to 8.8% of the adult population. | Local authority estimates of such drinking patterns, categorised as "harmful", ranged from 3.2% to 8.8% of the adult population. |
| It was lowest in the wealthy town of Winchester. | It was lowest in the wealthy town of Winchester. |
| But richer areas fared much worse when it came to hazardous levels of drinking. In Runnymede, some 26.4% of adults were reported to drink in this way - over one in four of the population. | But richer areas fared much worse when it came to hazardous levels of drinking. In Runnymede, some 26.4% of adults were reported to drink in this way - over one in four of the population. |
| Headed for hospital | Headed for hospital |
| The team at the university's North West Public Health Observatory have collated and published the alcohol profiles for every local authority in England. | The team at the university's North West Public Health Observatory have collated and published the alcohol profiles for every local authority in England. |
| HARMFUL DRINKING HOTSPOTS Manchester: 8.8Liverpool: 8.1Salford: 7.5Knowsley: 7.4Rochdale: 7.2 Tameside: 7.2Leeds: 7.1Oldham: 7.1City of Kingston upon Hull: 7.1Halton: 7.1 Percentage of adults aged over 16 regularly drinking over 50 units/week (men) and over 35 units/week (women) | HARMFUL DRINKING HOTSPOTS Manchester: 8.8Liverpool: 8.1Salford: 7.5Knowsley: 7.4Rochdale: 7.2 Tameside: 7.2Leeds: 7.1Oldham: 7.1City of Kingston upon Hull: 7.1Halton: 7.1 Percentage of adults aged over 16 regularly drinking over 50 units/week (men) and over 35 units/week (women) |
| They also include figures for alcohol-related hospital admissions, alcohol-related recorded crimes and death rates from conditions related to alcohol. | They also include figures for alcohol-related hospital admissions, alcohol-related recorded crimes and death rates from conditions related to alcohol. |
| Liverpool had the highest rate per 100,000 for alcohol attributable hospital admissions for men and women, according to the figures. | Liverpool had the highest rate per 100,000 for alcohol attributable hospital admissions for men and women, according to the figures. |
| "In order to stop further increases in alcohol-related deaths and admission to hospital, we must also reverse the tolerance that most communities have built up by simply consuming too much alcohol on a weekly basis," said Professor Mark Bellis, the observatory's director. | "In order to stop further increases in alcohol-related deaths and admission to hospital, we must also reverse the tolerance that most communities have built up by simply consuming too much alcohol on a weekly basis," said Professor Mark Bellis, the observatory's director. |
| Public health minister Dawn Primarolo said the government was working hard to change attitudes. | Public health minister Dawn Primarolo said the government was working hard to change attitudes. |
| "We launched a new cross-government alcohol strategy in June, and the Chancellor announced that a new national priority for the NHS will be to reduce the rate of hospital admissions of alcohol-related conditions, as part of the spending review announcement last week. | "We launched a new cross-government alcohol strategy in June, and the Chancellor announced that a new national priority for the NHS will be to reduce the rate of hospital admissions of alcohol-related conditions, as part of the spending review announcement last week. |