Doctors have reported an increase in patients suffering from Victorian-era diseases like scabies.The Royal College of Physicians is now calling for stronger government action to combat poverty.A ...

Poor people working in factories or mills had ... If you were born into the Middle or Upper classes in the Victorian era, you would usually have been brought up by nurses and governesses.

One doctor said they had seen patients over the past three months with diseases that were common in the Victorian era, such as scabies ... 2,128 cases recorded. Poor housing and poor nutrition ...