A man living with a lung condition claims his treatment by the council has been ‘abusive and oppressive’ as he faces a daily battle with mould and rats in his property. Errol Baptiste, 60, has been ...

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 ...

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 ...