Another article about the potential link between overcrowded housing and Covid-19 spread. We do have the smallest average house sizes in Europe. This takes us back to the Victorian origins of the planning movement as about health... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/virus-hitting-hardest-modern-equivalent-victorian-slums?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Just to add, in mentioning house sizes, we understandably think about national space standards. But for overcrowding, standards under the Housing Act 1985 apply. They& #39;re very low standards, yet many households are still overcrowded. A recent publication:
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