Search results found for: health Behind the scenesDementia Awareness Week, outreach and the joys of living creativelyTuesday 17 May 2022Today marks the second day of Dementia Awareness Week, a campaign taking place in...Records and researchThe King, the Queen, the Ambassador and the PiratesFriday 6 May 2022There’s buried treasure in the dry sands of SP 32 – State Papers William...Records and researchImproving the nation’s stock for ‘Great and Greater Britain’: Eugenics in the 1920sWednesday 30 March 2022The practice of eugenics - that is, selectively encouraging people with what are perceived...Records and researchHannah More: A woman of lettersMonday 28 March 2022Hannah More (1745-1833) used her pen and her literary talents to promote four main...Records and researchThen and now: The People’s Palace in the 20sTuesday 1 February 2022During lockdown in 2020, archive volunteers at Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally) were able to...Records and researchNeuengamme: ‘Among the worst of the concentration camps in Germany’Thursday 27 January 2022Warning: This blog post contains potentially distressing text and images. You may not have...Records and researchArthur Freethy, Ossulston Estate and slum clearance in the 1920sTuesday 25 January 2022Following the First World War, the British government was increasingly concerned about the health...Records and researchThat’s a wrap! Celebrating a six-month collaboration with government film archivesWednesday 29 December 2021Ten years ago on 31 December 2011 the Central Office of Information (COI) declared...Records and research20sPeople: Rehabilitation of disabled First World War Servicemen – The Enham Village CentreMonday 13 December 2021Over one million British men were disabled by disease or injury as a result...Records and researchJust a pill: 60 years of the contraceptive pill on the NHSSaturday 4 December 2021On 20 January 1961 Searle & Co wrote to the Chief Medical Officer of...Records and researchPlague Ahoy! Maritime quarantine in the 18th centuryThursday 28 October 2021On 23 August 1720 at the Council Chamber in Whitehall, the Privy Council issued...Records and researchKicking the habit: Government’s first anti-smoking campaignsWednesday 27 October 2021This month is Stoptober – an annual media campaign started by Public Health England... « 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 23 »