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Midwife at the Leicester General Hospital
An audio clip about working as a midwife at Leicester General Hospital with descriptions of attitudes to abortions and miscarriages.
Mrs Matthews - contraception
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling the lack of contraceptive advice in the 1930s.
Maternity and Midwives
An audio clip featuring different speakers talking about maternity provision in Leicester in the 1930s.
Mrs Matthews - early days as a midwife
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling her early days as a midwife
Septic fingers
An audio clip describing the treatment for septic fingers before the introduction of penicillin.
Death from TB
An audio clip that describes seeing a dead body that had been laid out in a front room.
Quarantine for Scarlet Fever
An short audio clip that says people used to be put into quarantine when they had scarlet fever.
Treatments before penicillin
An audio clip that describes medical treatments before the introduction of penicillin.
Interview clip with C Wagstaff
Audio clip of C Wagstaff talking about health
Your Kitchen, 1954
Two photos of exhibition stands demonstrating the difference between a clean and an unclean kitchen. From 'The Health of Leicester 1954'