Tuberculosis

Memories and archive showing measures employed early in the 20th Century to both cure and prevent the spread of TB in Wales. Includes a mention of the use of isolation hospitals. TB was a big killer in Wales until the middle part of the 20th Century.

06 December 2012

1 minute

This clip is from

In Living Memory—A People's History of Wales, Kill or Cure

Operations on the Kitchen Table
Duration: 01:33
Tuberculosis
Duration: 01:36
The introduction of penicillin
Duration: 01:27
Beginnings of the NHS
Duration: 02:08

World War Two rationing in Wales—A People's History of Wales, On the Home Front: World War Two
Duration: 01:49
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Duration: 01:23
Operations on the Kitchen Table—A People's History of Wales, Kill or Cure
Duration: 01:33
Tuberculosis—A People's History of Wales, Kill or Cure
Duration: 01:36