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Your Kitchen, 1954
Two photos of exhibition stands demonstrating the difference between a clean and an unclean kitchen. From 'The Health of Leicester 1954'
Women patients outdoors at an unidentified hospital in 1945
A photo of female patients in beds pushed onto a veranda at an unidentified hospital in Leicester, 1945
Treatments before penicillin
An audio clip that describes medical treatments before the introduction of penicillin.
TB wards at Groby Road hospital
Photograph of the TB wards at Groby Road Hospital
Septic fingers
An audio clip describing the treatment for septic fingers before the introduction of penicillin.
Ron Johnson talks about TB
Ron Johnson talks about his experience of having TB as a child
Quarantine for Scarlet Fever
An short audio clip that says people used to be put into quarantine when they had scarlet fever.
Mrs Matthews - early days as a midwife
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling her early days as a midwife
Mrs Matthews - contraception
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling the lack of contraceptive advice in the 1930s.
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.