‘It turned us yellow all over’: Health Care Provision for Munition Workers During the First World War
Start Date: 5 November 2025 4:00 pm
End Date: 5 November 2025 5:30 pm
Location: Wheeler Building CRV012
| Dr Claire Chatterton, Visiting Professor, Universities of Chester and Chichester Both women and men played a vital role in Britain’s munitions factories during the First World War, but this came at a considerable cost to their health. This talk will discuss the health issues that arose from munitions work. It will also outline the health care provision made for workers in munitions factories and to what extent nursing and medical staff were able to ameliorate the health problems they encountered. It will also consider the extent to which these health issues were recognised at the time and the government’s response to them. All are welcome to attend these in-person talks. Booking is encouraged for refreshment and seating purposes and in case there are any last-minute changes (contact details below). Please check the event listings for updates to the programme: www.chester.ac.uk/events (scroll down to see the individual events). Access to the event venue is via a flight of steps. For those with limited mobility, there is an accessible route and please pre-book to arrange this access. fhsc.histsoc@chester.ac.uk or 01244 512963. |
