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From the Telegraph & Argus of August 9th, 1977...
Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, could be a park or public garden in 100 years, according to the secretary of the newly formed Undercliffe Cemetery Action Group. Mr A. H. Robinson visited the cemetery to see how the first batch of volunteer workers were getting on with clearing the ground over and around the graves.
From the Telegraph & Argus of August 9th, 1952...
Notifications of cases of infantile paralysis during the week ended August 2 totalled 230, 23 less than in the previous week, the Registrar General disclosed today. This figure compares with 117 and 367 in the corresponding weeks of 1951 and 1950 respectively.
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