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Memories of gas masks
An oral history extract about using gas masks in WW2
Memories of living in Germany before WW2
An oral history extract recalling antisemitism in Germany in the 1930s
Memories of Germany in 1936
An extract from an oral history interview with Bob Martin describing Germany in 1936.
Leicester in 1930
A photo of a map of Leicester from 1930. Click on the map and then click again to enlarge it.
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.