After World War 2, the mainly Victorian accommodation of Glasgow and ... leading to serious over-crowding. Living in slum conditions led to poor health and in 1950 Glasgow had the highest ...

However, the Victorian housing stock was often in very poor repair, had inadequate sanitation and homes were often over-crowded. As a consequence, these slums became the breeding ground for ...

Sister Elizabeth Prout opened schools for children in poverty and homes for destitute women A Victorian nun is a step ... famine close to the notorious slum Angel Meadow, which was dubbed "Hell ...