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An audio clip that describes medical treatments before the introduction of penicillin.

An short audio clip that says people used to be put into quarantine when they had scarlet fever.

An audio clip that describes seeing a dead body that had been laid out in a front room.

An audio clip describing the treatment for septic fingers before the introduction of penicillin.

An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling her early days as a midwife

An audio clip featuring different speakers talking about maternity provision in Leicester in the 1930s.

An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling the lack of contraceptive advice in the 1930s.

An audio clip about working as a midwife at Leicester General Hospital with descriptions of attitudes to abortions and miscarriages.