Stories
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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.
- Photo story
Obesity and Britain’s boys
Six young men and six experiences of being overweight. Find out how these boys and their loved ones feel about this stigmatising issue.
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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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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
Catalogue
- Books
Welfare of the child 1949-1999 : a report to mark the 50th anniversary of the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Date: 1999- Books
Separation anxiety : a critical review of the literature.
Bowlby, John.Date: [1961]- Books
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Vitamin token book (child) : valid only in Great Britain and Northern Ireland from ... : Form F.W.41 / Welfare Foods Service.
Date: [between 1950 and 1957?]- Books
In pursuit of memory : the fight against Alzheimer's / Joseph Jebelli.
Jebelli, JosephDate: 2017- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Various reports - UK
Date: 1989-2011Reference: SA/SCT/B/2/17Part of: Brent Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre