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Crowds outside Buckingham Palace, London 1902Date: June 1902
Original date for Coronation, decorations in London 1902Coronation decorations in City of London, unfortunately the soon to be King, Edward VII fell seriously ill with appendicitis and underwent an emergency operation two days before the ceremony
Advert for Elkington Co - Original date coins June 1902 Advert for ElkingtonAdvertisement for a selection of medals and coins in bronze, silver or gold, for the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra on the 26th June 1902
Preparing the original date for Coronation 1902Preparing for Edward VIIs coronation, unfortunately two days before the due date 26th June 1902, Edward became seriously ill with appendicitis and underwent an emergency operation
CRUIKSHANK: CHOLICA gang of impish demons torment the Cholic Date: 1819
NEBUCHADNEZZAR MADKing of Babylon, late in life he suffers a mysterious illness which requires him to adopt a vegetarian diet, and his behaviour becomes animal like for a while Date: 604 - 562 BC
Fading away 1858Well-to-do family members comforting a young woman dying in bed with the Bible beside her in the last minutes of her life. Date: 1858
Duchess of Gloucesters penanceEleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (1400-1452). Having consulted astrologers to divine the future, they predicted that Henry VI would suffer a life-threatening illness
Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situationOur Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation... A kiss before disaster. Date: circa 1910s
Mental patient, Jaipur, IndiaA young mentally ill patient, lies in blankets on the cold floor beside his bed in a Jaipur hospital Date: 1987
Boy with nurse, Jaipur, IndiaA nurse cares for a sick boy in a hospital ward, Jaipur, India Date: 1987
Mental patients, Jaipur, IndiaMentally ill patients with a caring nurse in a Jaipur hospital, India Date: 1987
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - beetle piesLouis Wain, Daddy Cat - he has stomach ache from eating beetle pies. circa 1910s
Representation of a trepanation in Ancient Egypt. Painting
WW2 Poster -- Dysentery and DiarrhoeaDysentery and Diarrhoea. Colour lithograph information poster, after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. The poster poses questions relating to the dangers and causes of disease, and provides helpful hints
WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper
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
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
No CatchThe man who made up his mind not to catch the flu by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Sick man with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Comic postcard, Sea sickness on board ship Date: 20th century
Easter. Jesus went to the pool of Bethesda (Jerusalem) where there were many sick. An angel stirred the water and the first to be launched, was healing. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895). Vaccination of sheep against antPASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) French chemist and bacteriologist. Vaccination of sheep against anthrax. Agerville (France), 1884. Engraving
Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Codex Manesse (ca. 1300)Johannes Hadlaub, Swiss poet. Below: the poet disguised as a pilgrim after a woman who is entering the church. Top: the lady consoles the poet who is unwell
Mollie Fancher(1848-1910), known as the Brooklyn Enigma for, amongst other phenomena, her perceived ability to fast for long periods on time
Five humanised cats on a Christmas card -- three of them are ill in bed, and the doctor cat asks one to: Show your tongue! Date: circa 1890s
Enfermedades de los ojos (Eye diseases). Engraving illustrating major eye diseases: stye, conjunctivitis, squint, pterygium, keratitis. Engraving
WW2 Poster -- Mosquitoes Mean Malariabut my dear! You must try the troops. Don t give them the chance - Mosquitoes Mean Malaria! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper
WW2 Poster -- Malaria Strikes the UnprotectedMalaria Strikes the Unprotected, Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster published by the Times of India Press, Bombay, warning against malaria
Harriet MartineauHARRIET MARTINEAU writer on social and political subjects who was cured of an illness through mesmerism. with her autograph Date: 1802 - 1876
Advertisement for ChlorodyneAn advertisement for Dr J Collis Brownes Chlorodyne, the best and surest remedy for all kinds of conditions, including coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, spasms
Advert for Ronoleke hot water bottleEvery home should have at least one " Ronoleke" The worlds best hot water bottle. In case of illness a hot water bottle is nearly always necessary. 1926
Hydrotherapy treatment at French mental hospitalWater treatment at Asile d Alienes (lunatic asylum) of Sainte-Anne, Paris. Date: 1868
Hospital ships Atlas, Endymion, Castalia, at Long ReachView of the Metropolitan Asylums Boards hospital ships Atlas (left), Endymion (centre) and Castalia (right) on the River Thames at Long Reach near Dartford, Kent
Insane tramp on the roadA tramp, aged 24, on the road, said to be insane by the former Oxford Liberal MP Frank Gray, who in the 1920s had a particular concern for tramps and vagrants
Enfield Isolation Hospital, Winchmore Hill, MiddlesexThe Isolation Hospital at Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. The hospital, opened in 1900 by Enfield Urban District Council, later became known as South Lodge Hospital
Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North LondonAerial view of Colindale Hospital, Hendon, North London. The hospital was originally the Central London District Sick Asylum
St Lukes Hospital, Lowestoft, SuffolkSt Lukes Hospital at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Formerly the Empire Hotel, the building was acquired in 1921 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
Messenger on horsebackA messenger from Sandringham bringing news of the Prince of Wales illness
Dr Syntax in danger. Syntax is unwell and tended to by a doctor who asks him to put his tongue out; servants panic and one rushes in with a dish of boiling water accompanied by an excitable dog
GOUTDiagram to show how various parts of the body are affected by the inflammatory symptoms of gout
Perfect Wives by Joyce Dennys The wife who had influenza tooJoyce Dennys on Marriage: Perfect Wives. No. 1- The Wife who had influenza too. Despite suffering herself, a woman ends up waiting upon her husband who has a serious case of man flu. Date: 1929
The Buffoon Calabacillas, 1635-1639, by Diego VelazquezDiego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish painter. The Buffoon Calabacillas, 1635-1639. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Advert for Electropathic Battery Belt 1885Electropathic Battery Belt, restorer of impaired vital energy and its unvarying success. 1885
Advert for Harness Electropathic Corset Belts 1885Patent harnesses for men and women, effectual remedy for illnesses, with testimonials. 1885
Scene from Molieres play, Le Malade Imaginaire, first performed in 1673. 17th century
Cholera epidemic, Tiberias, IsraelCholera epidemic, Tiberias, Lower Galilee, Israel, 1-15 October 1918 -- chart drawn by the American Zionist Medical Unit (part of a missionary society), showing cases to the west of Bahar Jehud
Child with Yaws, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1923