Stories
- Photo story
From chef’s whites to medical scrubs
Meet the machinists who have rapidly switched from making clothing for hospitality staff to uniforms for hospital workers.
- Article
Tracing the toxic story of tear gas
Investigating tear gas – from factory to Black Lives Matter protest – Imani Jacqueline Brown uncovers a toxic legacy where pollution, violence and racism are intimately entwined.
- 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.
- Article
Is your job bad for your teeth?
Some surprising occupations pose hidden risks to dental health. Could your ivories be in particular peril?
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Factories Legislation
Date: 1905-1947Reference: SA/BMA/C.143-144Part of: British Medical Association- Books
Factories : hair and wool regulations 1966.
Great Britain.Date: 1966- Books
Factories and the factory system; from Parliamentary documents and personal examination / By W. Cooke Taylor.
Taylor, W. C. (William Cooke), 1800-1849.Date: 1844- Books
Factories of death : Japanese secret biological warfare, 1932-45, and the American cover-up / Sheldon H. Harris.
Harris, Sheldon H.Date: 1994- Archives and manuscripts
Merewether. Bourdillon. Air conditions in Factories, Underground Factories
Date: 1944Reference: PP/JRH/B/14Part of: Hutchinson, James Randal (c. 1880-1955) and Bradley, William Henry (1898-1975)