Stories
- Photo story
Wool, fleas, plague
During the bubonic plague epidemic of 1665-6, the residents of Eyam in Derbyshire quarantined themselves to help prevent the disease spreading. Simon Norfolk tells the story of this small community’s sacrifice.
- Article
‘Jessy’, a film about cerebral palsy
How the 1950s British film industry portrayed this disease.
- Article
Homes for the hives of industry
By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.
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On nature cures and taking the waters
When chilly outdoor swims began to chip away at her depression, Jessica J Lee was drawn to a closer study of the complex natural world around her.
![The villager's friend and physician. Or, A familiar address on the preservation of health, and the removal of disease on its first appearance; supposed to be delivered by a village apothecary. With cursory observations on the treatment of children, on sobriety, industry, &c ... / [James Parkinson].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/L0068467/full/600%2C/0/default.jpg)
Catalogue
- Pictures
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Villagers tending to their daily routine in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph, 1989.
Date: [19]89Reference: 754255i
- Digital Images
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Villagers shooting out their rubbish!!!, by Cruikshank
George Cruikshank- Pictures
Villagers tending to their daily cleaning tasks; importance of domestic hygiene in Ethiopia. Colour lithograph for Amref, ca. 2000.
Date: [2000?]Reference: 752659i
- Ephemera
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The way to health : extracted from The villager's friend and physician / by James Parkinson.
Parkinson, James, 1755-1824.Date: [1802]- Books
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The fair villager. A tale. With other miscellaneous poems.
Pott, Joseph Holden, 1758-1847.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
