Stories
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The friendly societies and healthcare
For a couple of centuries, friendly societies plugged the healthcare gap between expensive private care and charitable institutions for many thousands of people in the UK.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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The house of Joan
The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.
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Illness and the influence of the stars
Could alien germs from space have caused major pandemics across the world? Taras Young investigates the ideas of a few unconventional scientists who believe this to be the case.
Catalogue
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The creation. Mezzotint by J. Martin.
Martin, John, 1789-1854.Reference: 38148i- Books
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The creation of patriarchy / Gerda Lerner.
Lerner, Gerda, 1920-2013Date: 1986- Books
The creation of psychopharmacology / David Healy.
Healy, David, 1954-Date: [2002], ©2002- Books
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The creation of women; A Poem.
Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- Books
The creation-evolution debate : historical perspectives / Edward J. Larson.
Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)Date: [2007], ©2007