Healthcare Collection (page 6)

Advert for Cow & Gate Ltd. 1951. From a guide to the Festival of Britain, 1951

Printing press in Havana 1723, 1920s
Printing press, Havana in 1723. Printing was introduced to Havana in 1720 by Carlos Habre (French), who published a Letter of slavery to the Holiest Virgin of the Rosary

Church and Hospital Paula, (1664), 1920s
Church and Hospital of Paula for women was erected in 1664 in the times of Bishop Juan Zaenz de Manorca, who was an Inquisitor in Mexico and inspired terror in the people for his extreme severity

William Gorgas, (1854-1920), 1920s
Dr William Gorgas, born in Mobila in 1854 and was head of health service in Cuba during the government of Wood. The measures taken against mosquitoes gave a remarkable outcome; in seven months

Jesse Lazear, (1866-1900), 1920s
Dr Jesse Lazear, belonged to the american commission and researched the yellow fever Finlay. He was stung by an infected mosquito in September 1900 and died the the following day

Obispo Diaz de Espada, (1756-1832), 1920s
He was born in Alava in 1756 and arrived in Havana as bishop in 1802. During thirty years he carried out his work and became one the the best bishops that Cuba had

Jews Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, late 18th or early 19th century. Artist: Thomas Prattent
Jews Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, late 18th or early 19th century

Westminster Bridge and St Thomass Hospital, London, 1887. Designed by Thomas Page, Westminster Bridge was completed in 1862. St Thomass Hospital was originally founded in 1109

Miss Florence Nightingale, 1910. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering

The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The convalescent, Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 27th October 1896

Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Artist: William White
Florence Nightingale, British nurse and hospital reformer, c1836 (1956). Seated beside her sister, Frances Parthenope, Lady Verney

School for the Indigent Blind, Westminster Road, London, 1829. Artist: R Acon
School for the Indigent Blind, Westminster Road, London, 1829

Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, 1854. Florence Nightingale made her reputation by her organisation of nursing service during the Crimean War

The Sassoon Hospital for Europeans, Pune (Poona), India, early 20th century

A ward in Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, 1904. A print from Social England, edited by HD Traill and JS Mann, volume VI. (Cassell and Company Limited, London, 1904)

At Babies Hospital, Brockley, 1933 (1937). The Duchess of York opening Albany Deptford Babies Hospital in July 1933. From Our King And Queen cigarette cards produced for W.D. & H.O

Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, late 19th or early 20th century. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was established in 1729

The monthly nurse, 19th century. Artist: Lavieille
The monthly nurse, 19th century

The hospital attendant, 19th century

Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, 1829. Guys Hospital was founded in 1721 by Sir Thomas Guy, a publisher who made a fortune from the South Sea Bubble

General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, Lambeth, London, 1830. Artist: J Shury
General Lying-in Hospital, York Road, Lambeth, London, 1830. Lying in Hospitals were built primarily to provide treatment to the wives of tradesmen, soldiers and sailors

Dentist, Pain (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Artist: Andries Dirksz Both
Dentist, Pain (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

The Spectacles Seller, Eyesight (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Artist: Andries Dirksz Both
The Spectacles Seller, Eyesight (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Help fight against tuberculosis!, poster, 1910. Artist: Nikolai Gerardov
Help fight against tuberculosis!, poster, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, c1947-1951
Radium treatment to cure a nasal infection, France, 20th century. Part of the Marshall Plan mercy mission. The Marshall Plan was a massive programme of US aid for the reconstruction of Europe after

Eleven yeat old boy in an iron lung, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, c1947-1951
Eleven year old boy in an iron lung, Beaujon Hospital, Paris, c1947-1951. Part of the Marshall Plan mercy mission. The Marshall Plan was a massive programme of US aid for the reconstruction of Europe

Roman Surgeons Knife, c2nd century

Men-An-Tol Stones, 17th century BC
Men-An-Tol Stones, through which children were passed to cure ailments, 17th century BC

Winebago medicine bundles
Winebago Native American medicine bundles that belonged to a medicine man

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia with nurses outside a hospital, Russia, 1916. Born Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928) married the future Tsar Alexander III in 1866

Vaccination at the Val de Grace Hospital in Paris, c1900. Artist: Alfred Touchemolin
Vaccination at the Val de Grace Hospital in Paris, c1900. From the Musee du Val de Grace, Paris

Roman relief of an Apothecary Shop

The Surgeon, 1524. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Surgeon, 1524

The Dentist, 1523. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Dentist, 1523

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