Worth, Jennifer, 1935-

Farewell to the East End / Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates. - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009. - 321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 21 cm.

Map on inside covers.

Includes bibliographical references.

This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and the strange life of a ship's woman.

9780297844655 (hbk.) : £12.99 0297844652 (hbk.) : £12.99


Worth, Jennifer, 1935-


Midwives--England--London.
Childbirth--History--England--London--20th century.


East End (London, England)--Social conditions--20th century.

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