ALCOHOL has directly caused the deaths of 134 people in Bolton in the past two years, new figures out today show.

Alcohol Profiles put together by the North West Public Health Observatory, based at Liverpool John Moores University, give a snapshot of the effects of alcohol across the country.

The profiles contain 25 alcohol-related indicators for every local authority and 22 for every primary care trust in England.

And in Bolton the picture is glum, with adults losing more months of their lives and more of them being admitted to hospital than the national average.

The number of people killed in traffic accidents in Bolton due directly to alcohol — 10 — is also well above the national and regional average.

However the number of alcohol-realted criomes and violent episodes is lower than the national average.

Professor Mark Bellis, Director, North West Public Health Observatory, said: “The scale of damage revealed by these profiles shows that alcohol is a problem for everyone in England. Even those families not directly affected by alcohol related health problems, violence or abuse still pay towards the billions in taxes for the policing, health services and social support required to tackle this national problem. Cheap alcohol is no longer a commodity that this country can afford.”

The 2011 Local Alcohol Profiles for each local authority and primary care trust in England are available from lape.org.uk.