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History of condoms from animal to rubber

Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.

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Dirt, disease and the Inspector of Nuisances

In the days when ‘bad air’ was thought to spread disease, dozens of Inspectors of Nuisances ceaselessly struggled against the perils of dirt – both visible and invisible.

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What is hysteria?

Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies

  • In pictures

Dark Matter responds to ‘Epidemic threats and racist legacies’

Animated-collage artist Dark Matter brings his unique combination of live footage and archive imagery to respond to a text suggesting that the field of epidemiology emerged in the 19th century imbued with the doctrine of Western imperialism.

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  • Animal Diseases Research Association : Moredun Institute, Gilmerton, Midlothian : [letterhead].
  • On animal chemistry in its application to stomach and renal diseases / by H. Bence Jones.
  • A dissertation on artificial teeth : evincing the advantages of teeth made of mineral paste, over every denomination of animal substance To which is added, advice to mothers and nurses on the prevention and cure of those diseases which attend the first dentition / By N. Dubois de Chémant.
  • Meeting the challenge of disabling disease : animal research brings hope / Research for Health Charities Group.
  • Meeting the challenge of disabling disease : animal research brings hope / Research for Health Charities Group.
  • Meeting the challenge of disabling disease : animal research brings hope / Research for Health Charities Group.
  • Meeting the challenge of disabling disease : animal research brings hope / Research for Health Charities Group.
  • Tapeworms of poultry : how to control them / [prepared by the Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division, Agricultural Research Service]
  • Tapeworms of poultry : how to control them / [prepared by the Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division, Agricultural Research Service]
  • Tapeworms of poultry : how to control them / [prepared by the Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division, Agricultural Research Service]
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