Stories
- Article
Communities of cross-feeders
A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.
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Soil health and dairy farming in the UK
Although healthy soil means more nutritious dairy products, modern intensive farming methods pollute and degrade the environment. However, a regenerative agriculture movement is kicking back against mainstream industrial farming.
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Trading breastmilk with men
When Alev Scott advertised her milk for sale, she was inundated with messages from men keen to satisfy sexual fetishes. Here she finds out who they are, and why women sell to them.
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How slums make people sick
A newly gentrified corner of Bermondsey leaves little clue to its less salubrious history. But a few intrepid writers recorded the details of existence in one of London’s most squalid slums.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
General Ledger
Date: 1 April 1799 - 31 March 1804Reference: RET/3/2/1/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Balance sheets and annual statements and related papers
Date: 1843-1884Reference: RET/3/2/14/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Analysis Book
Date: 1879-1908Reference: RET/3/2/13/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Balance sheets, profit & loss accounts
Roxburgh, Morgan and Company Limited, 1920-?Date: 1920 - 1953Reference: WF/C/S/21/08Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Profit & Loss Accounts for 6 months to 29 February, 1968
Date: 1968Reference: WF/C/E/05/5/32Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd