Times have changed (I know some brexiteers rail against this)
no mobile phones when we were kids, no easy way of recording
No established instances of abuse in many areas of society whether domestic, sexual or other, things were simply covered up. Concern not heightened as it is now.
I think, still, that the railing against the neighbours is quite misguided, even if it turns out that there is nothing here beyond what we already know.
Yes but every house had one of these