THE bone disease rickets - which was last prevalent in the 19th century - is on the rise in Bolton.

... disease, which was virtually wiped out in the Western world in the 1940s. Plans are also being developed to give vitamin D tablets to all pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five. A Freedom of Information request has revealed the number ...

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