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Children Criminals and Justice System

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Dr Joseph Lister: The Father of Antiseptic Surgery and His Edinburgh Connection

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Dr. Thomas Laycock (1812–1876)

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Urban Improvement Acts (1838–1862)

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Key UK and Scottish social legislation (1830–1870)

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Sir James Young Simpson (1811–1870)

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McLevy accused of attacking a lawyer – 1958 March 20 Caledonian Mercury

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Gross Blunder of the Police Scotsman 1852 Sep 11

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Prostitution in Edinburgh (1842)

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Edinburgh Lock Hospital

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