When our founder Thomas Barnardo first started supporting children in Victorian East London, many of the children he helped were experiencing poor health due to malnutrition. Illnesses like rickets ...

NHS Digital data reveals that 'Victorian diseases' caused ... a 380 per cent increase on the 122 cases in 2019. Rickets affects bone development in children, causing pain, stunted growth and ...

The condition was widespread in Victorian times when ... and Professor Bishop recommend all children should receive the nutrient until puberty to prevent a rickets epidemic. They warn that the ...

Here are the top five Victorian diseases to look out for ... need more sun exposure to get adequate vitamin D." For most children, rickets can be treated by introducing foods that contain calcium ...

VICTORIAN diseases such as scurvy and rickets are making a comeback because ... From 2022 to April 2023, almost 11,000 Brits - 312 of which were children - were hospitalised.

A host of "forgotten" diseases that plagued Victorian Britain more than 150 ... case of rickets but today "I see at least ...

She said: "We won’t end up like the Victorians because ... having skin that bruises easily. Rickets is a condition which affects the bone development of children. A poor diet and a lack of ...

There has been a more than 300 per cent rise in the recent cases of Rickets – a Victorian-era disease ... Rickets affect bone development in children, leading to pain, poor growth, and soft ...

Health experts have warned that several Victorian-era illnesses ... 28,379 Brits were diagnosed with rickets, and between January 2022 and April 2023, 405 children had the disease.

The return of Victorian illnesses like rickets ... patients admitted to hospital with malnutrition, while children are suffering with rickets.” Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour health ...