Stories
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Parasites and pests from the medieval to the modern
Humans have been reluctant hosts to a plethora of unpleasant parasites for centuries. And medieval evidence shows our modern distaste for these little irritations is just as ancient.
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The trouble with too many things
Hoarding is a slippery subject – difficult to define or diagnose. As she tries to explain the intensity of her grandma’s collecting, Georgie Evans finds the words and tools at her disposal aren’t all that helpful.
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Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
Catalogue
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A handbook on the prevention of tuberculosis / being the first annual report of the Committee on the prevention of tuberculosis of the Charity organization society of the city of New York.
Charity Organization Society of the City of New York. Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis.Date: 1903- Archives and manuscripts
'International Cancer Research Organization. Chamberlain'
Date: Nov 1947-Jul 1950Reference: SA/CRC/H.14Part of: Cancer Research Campaign, formerly British Empire Cancer Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
'People's Cancer Movement [for Greater State Aid]- Leytonstone'
Date: May 1951-Aug 1953Reference: SA/CRC/H.16Part of: Cancer Research Campaign, formerly British Empire Cancer Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
British Cancer Council (BCC)
Date: 1967-1975Reference: SA/CRC/H.1-3Part of: Cancer Research Campaign, formerly British Empire Cancer Campaign- Journals
The Survey : social, charitable, civic a journal of constructive philanthropy.
Date: 1909-1937]