Scurvy on rise in children due to lack of vitamin C

Scurvy is making a comeback among England's children.

Caused by a lack of vitamin C, the potentially fatal disease was a scourge of pirates and sailors in the heyday of the British Empire, but was thought to be largely a thing of the past.

However, newly released statistics show that the number of children admitted to hospital with scurvy soared by over 50 per cent in the past three years.


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