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15 Reasons Victorian England Was the Worst Time to Be a Child

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3. Hunger and Malnutrition

3. Hunger and Malnutrition
Victorian-era children endure chronic malnutrition, surviving on scant meals of bread and tea.

Poor families in Victorian England often struggled to afford food, leading to chronic malnutrition among children. Many lived on meager diets of bread and tea, which stunted growth and caused disease (iere.org). There was a significant difference in the physical development of wealther children compared to their poorer compatriots.

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