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We must not get to the stage of thinking that [homelessness] is normal
Medicine and Science from The BMJ
February 2, 201817m 14s
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Show Notes
The number of people officially recorded as sleeping on the streets of England rose from 1768 in 2010 to 4751 in autumn 2017.1 Charities estimate the true figure to be more than double this.
Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder professor of geography at the University of Oxford joins us to explain what's fuelling that rise, why the true extent of the problem is far larger, and what steps need to be taken to tackle the epidemic.
Read the editorial:
http://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k214