Ailments Collection (page 3)

Suffering Chilblains
An unfortunate man rubs ointment on his chilblained feet, while his wife looks on sympathetically

Medical / Ailments / Gout
A man with gout wears a long house coat, matching soft hat and one pointed slipper. The boys and the farmer wear country clothes albeit of different social classes

Epileptic Attack
An epileptic suffers an attack in the street

Child with Smallpox
Child with smallpox

Smallpox / Superstition
Yuo-hoa-long: the God who happily terminates the disease

Street of the Lepers, in Harrar, Ethiopia

Whooping Cough / 1883
Usually starts to affect children from around the age of seven, and according to the author, affects girls more that boys

Prevention of Scurvy
Serving lime juice to prevent scurvy during Alert Artic expedition

Cod Liver Oil / Children
Advertisement for Mellins cod liver oil emulsion, for colds, coughs, chest ailments and wasting sickness

Lady with a Cold 1930S
A lady suffering from a cold obtains relief by applying an inhalant to her handkerchief

Children with Rickets
Children at a hospital in Carshalton are put in the sun to improve their condition which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin D

Child with Syphilis
Diagram of a new-born baby with inherited syphilis

Gout Symptoms on Hand
A close-up view of blisters on a gout sufferers hand

Skeleton of Rickets
Skeleton of an adult patient afflicted with rickets (rachitis)

Influenza / Inhaler / 1892
Advertisement for Clarkes " Fairy" combination lamp, an aid to the treatment of influenza and bronchitis

Leprosy Treating Patient
Treating patients at Lambarene, Africa

Home Turkish Bath
A lady is about to take a Turkish Bath in the privacy of her own home - an unfailing remedy for all manner of ailments

Cholera Vibrio
Vibrio (or vibrion) of cholera, discovered by Koch, 1883

Syphilis Spirochaete
Spirochaete of syphilis, identified by Schaudinn and Hoffmann, 1905

Symptoms of Rabies 1870
Diagram to show what happens to your body when you have rabies

Sickness / Laying of Straw
Straw is laid outside a sick persons house

Tuberculosis Stamp - 5
French postage stamp sold in aid of the fight against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 4
French postage stamp promoting washing and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 3
French postage stamp promoting bathing and cleanliness to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 2
French postage stamp promoting fresh air and sunshine to fight tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Stamp - 1
French postage stamp promoting sunlight to fight tuberculosis

Phlebotomy of the Body
PHLEBOTOMY CHART OF THE HUMAN BODY showing which veins should be opened to cure specific ailments by letting blood

Medical / Syphilis in 1495
A syphilitic victim

A 13 Century Leper House
A leper house

Medical / Ailments / Leprosy
A wandering leper, with clapper to warn people of his/her approach

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