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    Jun 11, 2021 3 minutes

    he recent meeting saw Adrian Thomas give a display on ‘Tuberculosis and Philately’ which dealt with the history of the disease and the various methods of treatment, the development of a vaccine and the personalities involved. The breadth of philatelic material in relation to radiology and tuberculosis (TB) is particularly rich, and is well worth exploring. With the advent of Mass Miniature Radiography (MMR) in the 1940s, and the development of effective therapies, particularly in the 1950s, the treatment of TB was revolutionised. Philatelic material was of particular value in

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