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Starving schoolboy diagnosed with horror case of Victorian disease caused by neglect

Daily Record 1 min read 5 hours ago

A 10-year-old boy, who was suffering extreme neglect and malnutrition, has been diagnosed with scurvy which was common among sailors centuries ago.
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