It may seem astonishing, but Victorian diseases such as scabies are affecting more and more people in Britain (Guardian, 3 April).
Doctors are also seeing more patients with illnesses directly related to poverty, whether due to poor-quality housing or inadequate nutrition. Also hypothermia, caused by not being able to heat their homes.
One consultant from Merseyside spoke of patients whose heath conditions ‘are worsened by damp and cold housing, where respiratory illnesses become chronic conditions’, and added that ‘We see the impact of food insecurity, where poor nutrition contributes to long-term health complications.’
So capitalism contributes to poor health and shorter life expectancy for many workers, as well as being the cause of poverty and war.
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