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Preparing Red Cross food parcelsPacking and despatching; the duties of volunteers at the Red Cross headquarters. Acres of cardboard and miles of string were used each week in the distribution of 70
Cholera quarantine at MarseillesQuarantine for officers of ships that are in detention, visited by their wives and children. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease
The interior of a British air ambulanceA photograph of a patient on a stretcher, with another stretcher above. The interior of the spacious cabin of a Vickers Vimy aeroplane equipped for medical purposes
Nurses at work in a hospital at Scutari38 nurses departed with Florence Nightingale for the Barrack Hospital in Scutari, during the Crimean War (1854-1856). They were sent, against doctors wishes, to assist with the medical support
Taking the veil in the Red Cross ServiceA French nurse entering her novitiate, preparing for her probationary training. Nurses went through initial training examinations to qualify as a infirmiere
Preparing Red Cross food parcelsA Red Cross and St John cook making food to send to the British prisoners of war. 70, 000 parcels of food were dispatched each week by the Red Cross and the St John Organisation
Russian field hospital in FranceThe Russians specialised in Red Cross work, developing field hospital organisations since the Manchurian War. Pictured is a hospital staffed entirely by Russians in France
A Wolseley ambulance presented to the Birmingham branch of the British Red Cross society
A vaccination station in Connaught, IrelandDuring the late 19th and early 20th century, vaccinations were first introduced in controlling the spread of disease. This groundbreaking medical discovery was made by pioneers such as Pasteur has
The Red Cross ambulance steamerThe Red Cross steamer carrying patients during a smallpox epidemic to the hospital ships at Long Reach
Ward in the Hampstead small pox hospitalThe Hampstead hospital was one of the four fever and small pox hospitals in London. The building was erected in 1870 to cope with the small pox epidemic
Uniforms for assistant nursesPictured on the left, a single-breasted dark green serge suit, on the right a dark green overcoat. Uniforms designed for state enrolled assistant nurses
Hospital carriage diagramA hospital carriage used to transport fever and small pox patients. The carriage was thought to prevent the spread of infection when conveying the patient through the streets to the hospital
The Red Cross at workTreating the casualties of the war in the East, fought between the Ottoman Turks and Serbia and Montenegro
Cholera in FranceQuarantine precautions at Marseilles on the arrival of a ship from the east. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease
Boo-Boo, her baby and a giftBaby chimpanzee, Jubilee with her mother at London Zoo. A gift of a little toy chimpanzee causes suspicion
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A British doctor attending to a Macedonian villagerA British Army Doctor assisting a woman with minor injuries. The photograph shows British troops on friendly terms with the Macedonian villagers
Guarding London against CholeraA photograph showing the authorities inspecting canal barges. As a result of a serious outbreak of cholera in Russia, European countries took stringent measures to prevent the spread of the disease
Russian cholera epidemicOne of the carts carrying boiled water distributed free in the city. Cholera broke out in St Petersburg in September 1908
Equipment being prepared by Red Cross nursesBedding and camp equipment being packed for the field. The Duke of Devonshire donated the whole ground floor of Devonshire house in Piccadilly to the British Red Cross Society to use as its
A lecture in ChemistryAn illustration showing medical students at a lecture
British Red Cross hospitalA sketch of a blessing taking place in a British Red Cross hospital. The floating hospital, positioned on the Danube at Giurgevo was essential in treating the casualties in the Russo-Turkish war
The Cholera epidemic in FrancePassengers from Toulon and Marseilles being fumigated at the Paris station of the Lyons and Mediterranean railway. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease
An ambulance bringing in patients from Cape TownSketches from a temporary hospital at Renzskies Farm, caring for patients of the small pox epidemic
Guys Hospital oxygen chamberThe oxygen chamber in the Addison ward. Patient pictured receiving oxygen treatment
A anaesthetic apparatusA diagram showing a method for rendering surgical operations painless. A vapour of sulphur was inhaled, and within a couple of minutes the patient was anaesthetised
La Malade Imaginaire
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X-ray protection cabinetA photograph of an x-ray in progress where the doctor is protected by a lead lined cabinet. An invention by MM. Radiguet and Massiot
Nurse in the x-ray departmentProtected from the 300, 000 voltage rays by a lead lined partition, the nurse is still able to observe the patient through a 3/4 inch lead glass window
Training athletes before a gameOxygen used as a substitute for training athletes. The gas is inhaled before a game or race and is believed to produce outstanding preformances
Queuing for vaccinationsAn outbreak of smallpox during October 1922. An illustration of female assistants at Harrods taking their turn to be vaccinated
The PhrenologistAn illustration of a phrenologist examining his patients skull; taken from an article disputing the validity of the science
Children being treated with ultra-violet lightThree children being treated with ultra-violet rays to cure rickets. Their goggles were designed to protect them from becoming sun burnt in the artificial sunlight
Female doctors in trainingThe Womens Medical College of Pennsylvania, a unique college founded by a private enterprise and directed by a committee of female doctors
Portrait of Sir Ronald RossSir Ronald Ross discovered the scientific link between mosquitoes and human malaria. In 1899 he became Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Liverpool
A crawling experiment at the London HospitalCrawling used as an exercise for the treatment of spinal curvature for patients up to the age of sixteen. It was administered three times a week for twenty minutes at a time
The science of restingFoots patent resting chair, for relaxation after dinner helping to aid digestion
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Broadcasting a violin recital with sound and vision. Two television cameras record the performer from different angles. The microphone is suspended to obtain the sound recording
Television in the comfort of your own homeThe latest type of home receiver for vision and sound, with a fluorescent screen 8 by 6 inches, displaying a picture of Mickey Mouse
E. M. I camers recording a scene on the lawns of Alexandra PalThe E.M.I camera recording a scene. The E.M.I camera was one of the methods that the B.B.C experimented with for its live broadcasts
I want to go home, motherA photographic study entitled, I want to go home, mother. A small child pictured at the edge of a large crowd being held back by the police
Mobile army cinemaThe Austrians provided their troops with a mobile cinema during World War I. One wagon carried an orchestra and one carried a light projector
Leslie Mitchell learns about oysters. A Picture Page broadMr Cunningham of Cunningham s, Mayfair standing before the television camera during a Picture Page broadcast with Leslie Mitchell
The control room of the Baird apparatus, showing the visionScene in the heart of the control room of the Baird apparatus. Special tests of reception of the B.B.C from Alexandra Palace of synchronised television
Television in a private car, demonstrated to Radio Olympia vTelevision in a private car; an experimental installation in a standard Vanguard saloon. The screen is not visible to the driver, thus avoiding distraction
