The way that England was, and a few changes over the last few years

There was a time in this country when such things as tuberculosis, grooming gangs, cousin marriages and acid attacks were so rare as to be almost unheard of. Now, they are part of the fabric of everyday life. British Medical Journal (2019) Keeping it in the family: consanguineous marriage and genetic disorders, from Islamabad to Bradford, BMJ 2019;365:l1851, 29/4/2019. Office for National Statistics (2011) Census, 2011. Guardian (2021) Birmingham launches taskforce as babies die at twice national rate, The Guardian, 18/4/2021.