CONCERNS about the health of Merseyside’s children were in the spotlight as the region’s rates of alcohol abuse, obesity, sexual health and oral hygiene were assessed. Alder Hey children’s hospital revealed 140 children under 16 were admitted due to alcohol-related incidents in the past financial year – with the vast majority of 66% being girls, and practically all had been drinking neat vodka.
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