Rickets, once synonymous with poverty and poor diets in Victorian Britain, affects bone development in children, causing bone pain, stunted growth and soft, weak bones that can lead to deformities ...

Health experts have issued a warning that “too many” children are not protected against a potentially deadly disease dating back to the Victorian era. It comes amid a surge in cases throughout ...

Illnesses like rickets and scurvy were rife, with children struggling to get the nutrition they needed to survive. Nearly 160 years later and sadly, the situation is looking increasingly similar.

Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.

As a result of these sanitary, regulatory and medical advances, child mortality rates have sat below 1% in the U.S. and U.K. for the last 30 years. Victorian novels chronicle the terrible grief of ...

Alert over spiralling numbers of children hit by 'Victorian illness' that can kill - and the easy-to-dismiss signs. READ MORE: Warning as deadly West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes By EMILY ...

The Victorian government will make public transport free for all children from next year in a bid to relieve cost-of-living pressures. Starting from January 1, 2026, everyone under 18 will be able ...

Children with poor mental health are two-thirds more likely to have a reduced ability to work as adults, according to a new study.. The Institute For Public Policy Research (IPPR) said investing ...