Stories
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How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
- Interview
How to design an HIV awareness campaign
Using carefully crafted, colourful graphics is one public health team’s creative approach.
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
Catalogue
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Manuscript collections in the Library of University College, London : a handlist.
University College, London. Library.Date: 1978- Books
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Catalogue of the periodical publications : including the serial publications of societies and governments, in the Library of University College, London / by L. Newcombe.
University College, London.Date: 1912- Books
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Catalogue of the Dante Collection in the Library of University College London : with a note on the correspondence of Henry Clark Barlow.
Chambers, R. W. (Raymond Wilson), 1874-1942.Date: 1910- Books
The papers of Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890) : a handlist [of the collection in the library of University College, London] / compiled by Janet Percival.
University College, London. Library.Date: 1978- Books
The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1826-1848 : a handlist of the Society's Correspondence and papers [in the library of University College, London] / compiled by Janet Percival.
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)Date: 1978