Published November, 2020
By Susan Cohen
Publisher: Shire Publications
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Published April, 2016
By Susan Cohen and Dr Susan Cohen
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Looks at the role of the midwife in Britain from ancient times up to the present, paying particular attention to the incredible medical and social advances over the years.

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Published June, 2015
By Rachel Bairsto
Publisher: Shire Publications
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Looks at this whole grisly history as well as at the increasing professionalism seen from the late nineteenth century onwards, which has led to very dramatic improvements in dental treatment, including modern dentures, amalgam fillings, anaesthetics and orthodontics, and to the boom in cosmetic dentistry.

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Published November, 2010
By Susan Cohen
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Shows how the role of the district nurse has moved on greatly since Queen Victoria's Jubilee, expanding and developing to provide a broad range of invaluable health care services in the community.

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Published November, 2008
By Lavinia Mitton
Publisher: Shire Publications
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Follows the changes in hospital treatment that took place during the Victorian era and explores the different types of hospitals that were available, from the celebrated specialist institutions served by famous surgeons to the appalling workhouse infirmaries where the patients were looked after by untrained pauper nurses.

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Published April, 2008
By Sarah Rutherford
Publisher: Shire Publications
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Dreaded and reviled by many, the nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill. This book offers an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture and their later decline.

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