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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.

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The men who meddled with nature

The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.

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How your hairdresser could save your life

Barbers and hairdressers have a unique view of us – one that means they can spot potentially dangerous health problems. Find out how buzzcuts can lead to blood-pressure checks, and dip-dyes show the way to the dermatologist.

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Winter blues and the story of SAD

In ‘Chasing the Sun‘ Linda Geddes reveals why for some people, winter is literally depressing, showing how we first came to recognise seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

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  • Annual Report of the Royal Humane Society
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society Annual Report Cover 1963
  • Feeble-mindedness, its causes and consequences / by Henry Herbert Goddard.
  • Feeble-mindedness, its causes and consequences / by Henry Herbert Goddard.
  • Investigations into the etiology of traumatic infective diseases / by Robert Koch ; translated by W. Watson Cheyne.
  • Investigations into the etiology of traumatic infective diseases / by Robert Koch ; translated by W. Watson Cheyne.
  • Selected essays and monographs : chiefly from English sources / Braxton Hicks, Bodington, Hodgkin, Paget, Humphry, Ehlers.
  • Deaf actors using sign language perform a play about Don Guzman to an audience in St Saviour's church hall, London. Wood engraving by G. Durand, 1877.
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