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"The 'doctor' will see you now": Medical care in Turvey in the 1830s.
Being ill was a familiar but challenging experience in 1830’s Turvey, especially for the poor of the village.
Philanthropy in Turvey 1840-1900
Before the advent of the welfare state state communities depended on mutual aid and charitable provision. This article describes the philanthropic efforts of the Higgins family, and others, in the nineteenth century.
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