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Folk Medicine
Brook, Josephine
1964
A collection of traditional remedies gathered in a survey of five people living in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. The remedies are arranged in four chapters, the first concerning prevention (use of onions...
Folk Medicine in the Wirral Area
Willan, Susan
1974
An investigation of the folk remedies known by people living on the Wirral peninsula on Merseyside (not all of whom were born and brought up in the area). The Introduction describes the place of tradi...
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 1
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Part VI, Part 1: The Head. Includes questions VI.1.1 Head - VI.1.8 Bump.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 2
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 2: The Hair. Includes questions VI.2.1 Hair - VI.2.8 Pull Each Other's (Hair).
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 3
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 3: The Eye. Includes questions VI.3.1 Eyes/Eye - VI.3.10 Stye.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 4
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 4: The Ear and the Nose. Includes questions VI.4.1 Ears - VI.4.7 Nostrils.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 5
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 5: The Mouth. Includes questions VI.5.1 Mouth - VI.5.10 Gums.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 5
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 5: The Mouth. Includes questions VI.5.11 Eat - VI.5.19 Tune.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 6
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 6: The Neck and Arm. Includes questions VI.6.1 Neck - VI.6.9 Wrist.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 7
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 7: The Hand. Includes questions VI.7.1 Hand - VI.7.7 Finger.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 7
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 7: The Hand. Includes questions VI.7.8 Nail - VI.7.15 Reach.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 9
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 9: The Leg. Includes questions VI.9.1 Hip-bone - VI.9.8 Astride.