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Finding consolation in social isolation

Feeling isolated and anxious during the lockdowns of the last year, Tanya Perdikou found solace in reconnecting to her past and reaching out to neighbours in the present.

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Life on the line

Former Samaritans helpline volunteer Katy Georgiou recalls the desperate voices she heard during her night shifts, and those whose isolation she helped to alleviate.

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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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Thalidomide babies

In a time without scans or antenatal tests, neither medical staff nor parents were prepared for the damage to the foetus caused by the thalidomide drug.

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  • Nottingham: a verandah open to the air with a bed and a cot, each containing a child being treated for acute illness. Photograph, 1893.
  • Quarantine section of an Italian port. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1813-1820.
  • Small hospital at the harbour at Chiavari, Italy: section, facade and plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1826.
  • Small hospital, Sestri Levante harbour: section, facade, floor plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1826.
  • Small hospital at Camogli port: facade, floor plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1825.
  • The lazaretto at Foce: section, facade and floor plan of part of the hospital. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1825.
  • The lazaretto at Foce: facade and floor plans. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1824.
  • The lazaretto of Varignano at La Spezia: floor plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, c. 1825.
  • The lazaretto at Foce: floor plan. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, 1811.
  • The lazaretto of Varignano at La Spezia: sections and floor plans. Pen drawing by I. Cremona, c. 1825.
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