The scale of health inequalities across Merseyside have been revealed.
The Marmot report, produced by the Institute of Health Equity for a consortium of local councils, compares the situation for residents across the region, looking at links between deprivation and health inequality.
For Knowsley, the second most deprived borough in the country, where one in four residents are classed as income deprived, the starkness of the situation is revealed.
