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  • Tags: Leicester

Leicester 1930.jpg
A photo of a map of Leicester from 1930. Click on the map and then click again to enlarge it.

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Midwife_Tite.mp3
An audio clip about working as a midwife at Leicester General Hospital with descriptions of attitudes to abortions and miscarriages.

Health_Midwife_contraception.mp3
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling the lack of contraceptive advice in the 1930s.

public health midwives.mp3
An audio clip featuring different speakers talking about maternity provision in Leicester in the 1930s.

G Matthews midwife.mp3
An audio clip of Mrs Matthews recalling her early days as a midwife

Septic fingers.mp3
An audio clip describing the treatment for septic fingers before the introduction of penicillin.

Death and TB.mp3
An audio clip that describes seeing a dead body that had been laid out in a front room.

Quarantining for Scarlet Fever.mp3
An short audio clip that says people used to be put into quarantine when they had scarlet fever.

Penicillin and antibiotics.mp3
An audio clip that describes medical treatments before the introduction of penicillin.

Map 02.png
A section of a Google map view of Leicester showing where slum housing used to be.
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