Stories
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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NHS Blue: the colour of universal healthcare
The 1980s and 1990s saw ideas from the world of business infiltrating the NHS, including the introduction of an internal market, followed by a corporate branding exercise.
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The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
Catalogue
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Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.
Victoria. Commission of Public Health.Date: [1960]- Books
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Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.
Victoria. Commission of Public Health.Date: [1962]- Books
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Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.
Victoria. Commission of Public Health.Date: [1973]- Books
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Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.
Victoria. Commission of Public Health.Date: [1968]- Books
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Report of the Commission of Public Health to the Minister of Public Health / Department of Public Health, Victoria.
Victoria. Commission of Public Health.Date: [1971]