Disease Collection

HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving showing HMS Erebus (left) and HMS Terror, pictured on the River Thames, 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

Captain Francis Crozier of HMS Terror, 1845
Engraving of Captain Francis Crozier (1796-1848) of HMS Terror, pictured shortly before departing on the ill-fated Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845

Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, Wanted for Sneezing.. Date: circa 1940

Captain Sir John Franklin (1786-1847)
Engraving of Captain Sir John Franklin in his Royal Navy uniform, pictured shortly before departing on his ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845

South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London
The South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London. It was the fifth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Tsar Alexander III and family
Tsar Alexander III (1845-1894) at the Livadia Palace, Yalta with his family. From left; the Tsarevich Nicholas (later Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Prince Georgi Alexandrovich, Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna

The Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by ice, Barro
Engraving showing the Enterprise and Investigator surrounded by pack ice in Barrows Straits, September 1849. These two ships were used by Sir James Clark Rosss Expedition of 1848-1849 to search

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Court for King Cholera
A Court for King Cholera

Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London
The Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms

Worshipping the God of Smallpox, India
Under the Hindu faith, if you want protection against getting smallpox, pray to Shitala, the Goddess of Smallpox

Wise woman at Ilchester, Somerset
At Ilchester, Somerset, a local wise woman uses weird rituals to treat cattle for foot and mouth disease

Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. E
Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Plasmodium sp. malarial parasite
Scanning electron microscope image of a malarial protozoal parasite. The parasite requires the anopheles mosquito to complete its life cycle

Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire
The Bedale Union workhouse, erected in 1839 at South End, Bedale, North Yorkshire. Two ladies in large hats converse in the foreground

Cartoon, Triumph of De-Jenner-Action 1898
Grim reaper holding the vaccination act. A new Vaccination Act removed these penalties and introduced a new clause known as the conscientious objector clause that allowed parents who did not believe

Carlos Juan Finlay, Cuban biologist
Carlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915), Cuban biologist noted for work on yellow fever. Date: circa 1900

Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients

Triatoma infestans, kissing bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
Aerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy

Typhoid Mary
MARY MALLON, (1869-1938) known as Typhoid Mary; though herself healthy, she is a carrier of typhoid and, employed as a cook, infects 22, one of whom dies

Ravages of Alcohol
An illustration of how alcohol abuse affects the appearance and liver of a man through different stages of his life

Saint John of God, 1883. Sculpture by Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany (1833-1905). Hospital of Saint John of God. Barcelona. Spain

Sandfly
Sandflies belong to the family Phlebotominae and are responsible of spreading sandfly fever

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London
Administration block of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London (originally in Surrey), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment

Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Children stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital

Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Birds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious

Cephos cold and flu powder advertisement
Advert for Cephos cold and flu powder depicting a poorly looking woman, dressed rather smartly, and standing, hanging onto a strap on a bus or tube train

Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o
Moho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Aspergillus
An SEM image of aspergillus in spore production (x 815 on a standard 9 cm wide print). The moulds are common in the northern hemisphere and some cause disease in humans and animals

Death and Disease
Death and his Companions, Diseases, Knocks on the Workhouse Door

Planned housing fights disease. Poster promoting planned housing as a method to deter disease in cities, showing microorganisms. Date between 1936 and 1938

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
The Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as

Tubercular syphilis symptoms on the body
Syphilitic tubercules on the torso and arms 1, and suppurating tubercular syphilide on the face.Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J. Bumsteads Atlas of Venereal Diseases, Henry C

Syphilis symptoms on the body
Diffused papular syphillde before treatment 1, same after treatment with mercury 2, papular syphilide with scales on back 3, and syphilitic lichen on sides and arms 4. Chromolithograph by T

Diseases of the Skin - Plate 4. Crusted or Honeycomb Ringworm, Alopecia (hair-loss), Ringworm of the scalp, spotted rose rash, running scab - eczema and Nettle rash. Date: circa 1880s

Diseases of the Skin - Plate 5 - Scabies or Itch, Red Gum Rash or Spotted Heat, Honey Sickness - Honey Scab or Pustular Tetter Impetigo, Shingles

Syphilitic chancres on the face. Indurated chancres to the forehead, eyelids, tongue and lips, and ecthymatous chancre to the chin. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Maculated erythema on the torso after mercury treatment 1, and papular erythema before treatment 2. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patie
History of medicine. Doctor doing a thoracic and abdominal recognition of a patient. Miniature. Anatomy treaty. 14th century

Satire on polluted water supply in London
Fun makes a comment on diseased water supply. 18 August 1866

Sir James Paget, Victorian period

Syphilis in the UK population, 1920s projection slide

The Syphilis organism, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment in the US Navy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment, 1920s projection slide

How syphilis is passed on, 1920s projection slide

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