Growth and vitamin D deficiency in a population from 19th century Birmingham, England

Abstract The West Midlands of England were the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The 19 th century AD skeletal remains from St Martin's Church, Birmingham, West Midlands, provided an important opportunity to assess the health of an urban, working‐class population at this key point in British history. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of rickets on growth in this population. Modern clinical data suggest that those with …