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Graveyards as green getaways

Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.

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Confusion, guilt, and the battle to breastfeed

Most new mums are told that breast is best. But breastfeeding doesn’t always come as easily or naturally as you might imagine.

  • Interview

Inside the mind of Living with Buildings curator, Emily Sargent

Curator Emily Sargent reveals why council estates and a Finnish TB sanatorium were chosen for the ‘Living with Buildings’ exhibition.

  • Book extract

You know the drill

Richard Barnett opens wide the true meaning of a healthy mouth.

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  • Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs, New York: visitors to the health resort taking the air outside the hotel. Coloured engraving by Fenner & Sears & Co., 1830, after C. Burton.
  • A health visitor holding a small child, promoting a campaign against tuberculosis and infant mortality. Colour lithograph by A. Leroux, 1918.
  • A convalescing old lady asking her health visitor if she has recovered from her bout of flu. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1912.
  • Women sanitary inspector examining young girls hair
  • "Early responsibilities", a drawing from Punch, 1900
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