Moderate drinking and loss of brain cells

Abstract

assume that people in coastal retirement areas are automatically healthier than those in inner city areas. The current allocation of resources already provides extra money for inner cities. Here in the north west the district allocation to Blackpool for 1991-2 was C107m for a population of 321000, while central and north Manchester received ,C163m for a population of 260000. In a review of capitation funding Raftery noted a projected continuing population drift away from inner cities to coastal retirement areas.' I suggest that the capitation funding formula should remain as simple as possible, without any sociological tinkering. Charlton concluded, "redistribution of income and other resources has little to offer in improving the national health: it is merely robbing Peter to pay Paul."4 P J N HOWORTH Consultant chemical pathologist