Climate shifts linked to rickets rise in Industrial England

For readers interested in how environment shaped historical health, researchers reexamined a known disease hotspot: a cemetery from England's Industrial Revolution (roughly 1760-1840). Rickets, a bone condition from poor mineralization, was common among children due to pollution, harsh labor, bad housing, and little sunlight. While urbanization, latitude, and wealth were seen as main causes, a new study using burial records suggests climate shocks also played a significant role. This matters because it adds a missing piece to our understanding of how weather patterns can influence disease in rapidly changing societies.

What other historical health trends do you think climate shifts might explain?

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