Public Health Crises: Exploring Britain’s Medical History

<div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="none">Over the last 6</span><span data-contrast="none">00 years, Britain has faced its fair share of public health crises. In this episode, </span><span data-contrast="none">we are </span><span data-contrast="none">investigating four deadly pandemics and epidemics that changed life in the UK: the </span><span data-contrast= "none">B</span><span data-contrast="none">lack Death, </span><span data-contrast= "none">c</span><span data-contrast="none">holera, the 1918 </span><span data-contrast= "none">i</span><span data-contrast="none">nfluenza, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Hear unique insights and stories from our records and learn about the long history of public health responses in Britai</span><span data-contrast= "none">n</span><span data-contrast="none">.</span> <span data-contrast="none">How did outbreaks from the past affect real people and how did they change Britain? Find out more: https://bit.ly/3bj9r8f</span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Documents from The National Archives used in this episode:</span><span data-contrast= "auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">C 54/185 m.</span><span data-contrast= "auto">20d; </span><span data-contrast="auto">C 74/1 m.</span><span data-contrast= "auto">18; </span><span data-contrast="auto">CAB 24/71/8; </span><span data-contrast="auto">E 163/22/2/60;</span><span data-contrast= "auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">FO 383/398;</span><span data-contrast="auto"> HO 44/25; MH 13/47/207; MH 13/53; </span><span data-contrast="auto">MUN 4/3702; </span><span data-contrast="auto">PC 1/109</span><span data-contrast="auto">; PREM 19/1863</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":80,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> </div> <div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Listeners, we need your help to make this podcast better! We need to know a bit more about you and what themes you’re interested in. You can share this information with us by visiting s</sp