Victorian-era disease hits Scotland's poorest
21st August 2023
A total of 442 cases of rickets -- a skeletal disease caused by a sustained lack of Vitamin D -- were recorded in 2022 compared to 354 in 2018, data from 13 of 14 Scottish health boards showed.
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This photo taken on February 4, 2020 shows Medical Action Myanmar (MAM) doctor Zaw Min Lay (L) talking to a father, whose son has rickets. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP)
