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Mary Seacole; her travels
Part 3 of this series sees Mary explaining her decision to volunteer as a nurse in the Crimea.
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Herophilus and Erasistratus
In this short video, Galen talks about the discoveries of Herophilus and Erasistratus
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Dr John Snow - removing the pump handle
In part 6 of this series, John Snow describes how he presented his findings to authorities and persuaded them to remove the handle from the water pump in Broad Street.
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The Black Death - mass burials
This video explores how the dead were disposed of during the Black Death
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Edward Jenner - Smallpox
Edward Jenner explains what smallpox is, why people feared it so much and how inoculations were sometimes used to protect people.
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Andreas Vesalius dared to say Galen was wrong
Vesalius explains why he questioned Galen's accuracy and what he discovered when he was dissecting a human jaw.
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Dr John Snow - the investigation continues
In part 4 of this series John Snow describes how he investigated the cause of the outbreak of cholera.
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The Black Death, Public Reaction
A look at people's reaction to the plague and how they dealt with it.
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Mary Seacole; successfully treats cholera
Part 2 of this series, Mary describes her first experience of treating cholera victims in Panama.
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Mary Seacole; life in the Crimea
Part 6 of this series is an overview of Mary Seacole's life and work in the Crimea.
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Metropolitan Commission of Sewers
Part 3 of the Bazalgette series gives an overview of Bazalgette's appointment as Chief Engineer with the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers and the beginning of the great sewer project.
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The Black Death, an Eyewitness Account
An eye witness account of the Black Death which broke out in 1348, told by a medieval monk
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Dr John Snow - introduction
In the first of this series Dr John Snow introduces himself and discusses his thoughts on cholera.
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Mode of Communication of Cholera - part 1
John Snow recites an extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854
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Florence Nightingale - Scutari Hospital part 2
In part 5 of this series, Florence describes the time she spent at Scutari hospital and the practices she introduced there.
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Andreas Vesalius and The Fabric of the Human Body
Vesalius describes how he came to publish the Fabric of the Human Body
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Louis Pasteur; the germ theory
Louis Pasteur explains how he discovered pasteurisation and worked on his germ theory
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Galen and the Four Humors
Galen explains what the four humours are and how they could be balanced to make people better.
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Galen the physician
The Ancient Greek physician Galen talks about his travels as a young man and the importance of Alexandria, Egypt.
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Galen and Hippocrates
In this short video, Galen talks about Hippocrates and his theories
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Louis Pasteur; proving his germ theory
Louis Pasteur explains how he proved his germ theory.
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What Was the Black Death?
A description of the Black Death and the difference between the bubonic and pneumonic plague.
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The Black Death, Causes and Treatments
A look at some of the medieval beliefs and ideas that were thought to have caused the plague.
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Joseph Bazalgette; the legacy
This is the final part of Bazalgette's story and his contribution to revolutionise public health in Victorian Britain.