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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture136
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Maurice de Sausmarez Archive71
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection44
Leeds Animation Workshop20
Cookery Collection19
Leeds Russian Archive16
Herbert Read Collection5
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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4

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health265
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)15
Leeds Animation Workshop13
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)10
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Saunders, George L6
Evans, W Arnold5
Great Britain. Ministry of Health5
Houck, Charles L5
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From 1900298
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Memorandum on the duties of medical officers of health in England and Wales

Great Britain. Ministry of Health

1925

At head of the title: Ministry of Health.

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Project file for "In Sickness and in Health" film

1994 - 1995

This file comprises material relating to the film "In Sickness and in Health" also called in pre-production "Patient's Charter video", made for use by the NHS. It includes scripts; a photocopy of the ...

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Digitised copy available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project
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Why die?

Sykes, M C

1903

Contents: 1. Life and death. -- 2. Life and death. -- 3. Alcohol. -- 4. Habitations and dwellings. -- 5. Exercise. -- 6. Dress. -- 7. Smoking. -- 8. Old age. -- Diet for the obese.

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The health spas : a world guidebook to health spas and nature-cure centers... all the best places for rest and rejuvenation

Yaller, Robert; Yaller, Raye

[1974]

"World guidebook to health spas, mineral baths and nature-cure centers."--Cover.

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Bye-laws, made and ordained by the Local Board of Health, of the District of Rotherham and Kimberworth : pursuant to the Public Health Act, 1848, and confirmed by one of Her Majesty's principal secretaries of state

Rotherham (England : District). Rotherham and Kimberworth Board of Health; Great Britain

[1852]

"Made and ordained at a meeting held on Wednesday the 8th day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two for the regulation of business and duties of officers, &c."

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Picture of health

Doyal, Lesley; Channel Four (Great Britain); Leeds Animation Workshop

1983

"This booklet was written to accompany a series of 8 films made by Scope Films Ltd for Channel 4 Television and first shown in November 1983" – page 1.

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Alþingi og heilbrigðismálin

Sigurjón Jónsson (1872-1955)

1950

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