The Lonely Death of Janet Parker

How Janet Parker caught smallpox is Birmingham's biggest mystery - we offer the most plausible solution yet. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The last days of victim Janet Parker and her dreadful death in an isolation hospital - effectively cut off from the world. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Thousands are vaccinated as fear grips the city and the world holds it breath amid fears that the virus may spread - those caught up in the drama recall their experiences. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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A brilliant Birmingham professor is driven to take his own life after discovering smallpox has leaked from his research lab, fatally infecting a colleague. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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