Cases of malnutrition, scurvy, cholera and other Victorian-era diseases are on the rise in the UK. According to National Health Service (NHS) statistics, 3 million people are at risk of malnutrition, with 7,366 of these admitted to hospital with the condition between August 2014 and July 2015—a 51 percent increase since the corresponding period from 2010 to 2011. Hospital admissions for cholera have quadrupled over the last four years, and cases of scurvy have risen from 82 (2010/2011) to 113 (2014/2015).
http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB18849/prov-mont-hes-admi-outp-ae-April%202015%20to%20July%202015-toi-rep.pdf
— source wsws.org | 2016