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Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, Wanted for Sneezing.. Date: circa 1940
Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, LondonThe Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms
Carlos Juan Finlay, Cuban biologistCarlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915), Cuban biologist noted for work on yellow fever. Date: circa 1900
Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread DiseasesMinistry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west LondonAdministration 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, SurreyChildren 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, SurreyBirds 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
Father Thames DiseasesFather Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London; diphtheria, scrofula and cholera
Death and DiseaseDeath and his Companions, Diseases, Knocks on the Workhouse Door
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyThe 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 bodySyphilitic 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 bodyDiffused 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
Diseases of the Brain, Dreams, Delusions, Hallucinations and Nightmares Date: 1888
Lifebuoy Soap AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Lifebuoy soap, a cleansing safeguard against contagious diseases
Bubonic plague in ChinaBubonic plague outbreak in China: collecting and carrying the dead in Tientsin (now Tianjin). Date: 1911
FABLE / COURT OF DEATHDeath, on his throne, surrounded by his pale courtiers': diseases Date: 1761
Great Plague of London of 1665Blaize, an apothecary, tests medicines to try and cure the plague Date: 1665
The night patrol of the London streets, 1853The night patrol of the London streets. The figure of Death on horseback rides out of an overcrowded cemetery full of cholera victims
Precautions taken against the plague in Japan, 1908An example to India: exterminating the microbe-carrying rat. Remarkable precautions taken against the plague in Japan. Photographs include sorting
Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatumCuckoo-pint or wild arum, flower and fruit, Arum maculatum, Linn. Grand pied de veau non macule. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier
Leper woman at entrance of hut, Siberia. 1893
Ballast-heavers 1850sBallast-heavers or also named as mudlarks at work, labourers dredging the River Thames for the opportunity of finding something valuable amongst the mud
Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed atMinistry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s
Professor Paul Ehrlich (1854 - 1915), Nobel Prize-winning German Jewish physician and scientistand Dr. Sahachiro Hata (1873 - 1938) prominent Japanese bacteriologist, working in Frankfort laboratory
Ashes of burnt bodies during Chinese plague outbreakMounds of ashes of cremated bodies and coffins during the plague outbreak in China around 1911. Officials with their faces covered by masks or cloths stand by the ash heaps. Date: C.1911
A mobile, military washing machine being guarded by troopsHorse-drawn machine was designed to rid a soldiers bedding from lice and infectious diseases. Steam is used to clean the bedding and uniforms. Straw-filled mattresses can be seen in the foreground
Eruptive Fevers - Plate 6 - Measles, Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever, Vesicle of Vaccination (with slight surrounding rose rash), Typhus at an early stage
Representation of a trepanation in Ancient Egypt. Painting
Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s
Advert for Wulfings Formamint tablets 1913Why you catch sore throats and how to cure and prevent it. Germs from a public telephone in constant use, and railway carriages are favourite breeding grounds
Cholera Poster, prevention of Cholera, remedies recommended by Government from the anti-Cholera tincture depot
Effects of ScurvyBarrosa convict ship, illustrations of the effects of scurvy, by Dr Mahon, 1841-1842 p1 of 3 Date: 1841-1842
The final stages of yellow feverPortrait of a young man in the final stages of yellow fever. His face is flushed and there is blood coming from his mouth and on the bedclothes
The tongue of a yellow fever suffererThe tongue as it appears in the various stages of yellow fever. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820
Enfermedades de los ojos (Eye diseases). Engraving illustrating major eye diseases: stye, conjunctivitis, squint, pterygium, keratitis. Engraving
WW2 Poster -- Your Release can be delayed with VDYour Release can be delayed with VD! Colour lithograph, British Army anti-venereal disease medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper
St Audrys Hospital, Woodbridge, SuffolkAerial view of St Audrys Hospital at Woodbridge, Suffolk, originally erected in 1765 as a workhouse formerly known as the House of Industry for Looes and Wilford Incorporated Hundreds
Joyce Green Hospital, Dartford, KentCentral administration block of the Joyce Green Hospital at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent. The hospital, opened in 1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, was initially used for smallpox patients
Advert for Harness Electropathic Corset Belts 1886Heath restored by means of mild continuous currents of electricity (without shock) generated by wearing. Thousands have been successfully treated for nervous exhaustion, brain-fag, melancholia
Advert for Harness Electropathic Corset Belts 1892Seeing is Believing! Harness electropathic corset belts, cures thousands of sufferers without the aid of poisonous drugs or quark nostrums. 1892
Bacteriology Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1931
French Cholera victimA horrified crowd gathers round to see a cholera victim in France Date: 1832
Chelsea Consumption Hospital - Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest (Chelsea). Date: 1846
Mobile bacteriological laboratory, RAMC officers in FranceRAMC officers pose in front of a mobile bacteriological laboratory on the Western Front, a new aid which allowed diseases to be identified easily. Date: 1915
Fragment of a woody branch of vine attacked by the vegetative part of a fungus or mycelium. Illustration for La Maladie des Vignes (The disease of the vines)
Scientific experiments in the jungle in the early 20th century. Illustration by Lluis Bargall atercolour
Surgery using ether as anesthetic administered by inhalation, at Bellevue Hospital in New York, 1870. Method first experienced by William T. G. Morton in 1846. Oil
Disease of the vines. Engraving of 1853Bunch of grapes partially attacked by the vegetative part of a fungus or mycelium in the first days of July. Illustration for La Maladie des Vignes (The disease of the vines)
Philip RoseSir Philip Rose, 1st Baronet (1816 1883) was the son of William Rose, an Assistant Surgeon in the British Indian Army. Caption: Lord Beaconsfields friend. Date: 1881
Coloured depiction of lesion on arm Source: An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variol栶 accinae, a disease discovered in some of the western counties of England
Coloured depiction of lesion on a hand Source: An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variol栶 accinae, a disease discovered in some of the western counties of England
Upper and lower human jawsThe upper and lower human jaws, depicted in two skulls, the lower of which is resting on a book Source: A practical treatise on the diseases of the teeth
A-Tich-oo! Influenza in 1918Influenza personified in the shape of a rather monstrous being tapping an unsuspecting chap on the head and announcing, Good evening! I m the new influenza. Date: 1918
Electrical Skin treatment Demonstration, 1887Aleksei Gerasimovich Polotebnov (1838 to 1907) was a pioneering Russian Dermatologist. He invented and demonstrated numerous skin treatments designed to prevent or cure skin diseases of all types
Medical orderlies during plague outbreakMedical orderlies dressed in long coats and gloves and with covered faces, to deal with the bubonic plague outbreak in China around 1911. Date: C.1911
Plague scientist in ChinaWestern doctor or scientist in China during the bubonic plague outbreak; died during research work. Date: 1911
Bubonic plague in ChinaBubonic plague outbreak in China, in Tientsin (now Tianjin): people wrapped up to try to protect themselves from the plague, possibly carrying out some sort of fumigation procedure. Date: 1911
London Lock Hospital, Hyde ParkA view of the London Lock Hospital, Hyde Park. The hospital was opened in 1747 to treat patients with venereal diseases. Date: 1831
Thompsons vegetable cattle powder For diseases of horses, cattle, hogs & sheep. Print shows a horse, cow, pig, and a sheep in a farm yard. Date c1868 June 13
The early stages of yellow feverPortrait of a young man in the early stages of yellow fever. He is in bed and is very flushed and his eyes are bloodshot. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820
Portrait of a healthy young man before he contracts Yellow fever. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820
In bed with yellow feverPortrait of a young man in bed with yellow fever. His skin is very yellow and he is bleeding from his nose. From: Observations sur la fievre jaune, faites a Cadix, en 1819 Date: 1820
Lennox BrowneLENNOX BROWNE Medical, specialising in diseases of the throat, senior surgeon at the Throat & Ear Hospital, London. Date: 1841 - ?
A Charity BazaarA charity Bazaar in aid of the Royal National Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, Ventnor, an opportunity for fashionable folk to relieve their social consciences 1879
Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east LondonA view of the Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east London. The Park was one of the fever hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board between 1870
Lower Southern Hospital, Gore Farm, Dartford, KentThe Lower Southern Hospital at Gore Farm, near Dartford, Kent, during its First World War use as a military hospital. The hospital was set up in 1883 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for smallpox
Advertisement for the doctor James HallettUndated advertisement for the " doctor" James Hallett, " the original curer of all diseases", listing all the diseases and ailments he is able to cure by herbs and ointments
Coin marked James Hallett-Curer of All DiseasesIllustration showing the design for a coin marked " James Hallett-Curer of All Diseases", 1795. HPG/8/6/2"
The Government Inspectors Office, Liverpool, 1850Engraving showing emigrants queueing outside the Government Inspectors Office, Liverpool, 1850. Passengers were checked at the office, for infectious diseases, prior to departure
A Surgeon examining an Immigrant, Ellis Island, New York, 19Illustration showing a well dressed female immigrant having her eyes examined for infectious diseases by a doctor at Ellis Island in New York, 1906. In the background a baby is being examined
Examining Immigrants at Ellis Island, New York, 1911Photograph showing an American doctor checking immigrants for infectious eye diseases on Ellis Island, New York, 1911
Freezing Human TissueSuspended animation by freezing human tissue may not only be the way to cure many incurable diseases, but could be a way to suspend and re-animate life itself !
The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers SyThe first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera
Industry CeramicsThe enamel used in decorating ceramics contains 60% lead, with the result that 2 out of 3 workers suffer from lung diseases
German Potato DoctorsPotatoes have their own doctors in Germany, where a special department exists for the inspection of diseases. Research is instituted to find a cure for any such diseases
Testing on AnimalsA scene in a bacteriology laboratory, where animals have the opportunity to experience all kinds of diseases and treatments normally reserved exclusively for humans
Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist. Best known for his scientific breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases
