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What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Modern Medicine. At the start of the industrial revolution disease was rife and the average life expectancy was just 36 years. Dan Cruickshank recalls the work of some of the pioneers of medical science who helped changed this.
Director Jonathan Hassid ; Series producer Patricia Wheatley (S) (W)

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Unknown:
Dan Cruickshank
Director:
Jonathan Hassid
Producer:
Patricia Wheatley
Source: Radio Times

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