IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Red Weekly No. 149, 6 May 1976 · pp. 4-5 of the scan · 179 words

The scan: rw-no149-may-6-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 4 of the scan

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Rickets In Glasgow, for example, there * has been an increase of rickets for the first time in 50 years. This is caused by overcrowding due to bad and inadequate housing and poor diet because the poor do not have enough money to buy the right food.

Even though more money is spent in Scotland on medical services to combat infantile mortality, a larger percentage of the child population die in Scotland than in England. A recent Government report candidly admitted that overcrowding is directly related to in10) from: 55 Bridge Lane; NW11.

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page 5 of the scan

Red Weekly 6 May 1976

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