Health Care Collection (#7)

Medical zodiac, 15th century diagram
Medical zodiac. 15th century diagram with Greek text illustrating how the human body relates to the zodiac signs. Such information was used in medical practices, such as bloodletting

Waterloo false teeth. These Victorian dentures were made from real teeth embedded in ivory (across top and bottom). They are called Waterloo teeth as they allegedly came from dead soldiers

The Triumph of Death, Medieval fresco
" The Triumph of Death", 15th century fresco. This fresco hung in the Palazzo Scalfani in Palermo, Italy. The building became a civic hospital in 1435

Medieval plague scene. Victorian woodcut of a street in a town afflicted by a plague epidemic. The town crier precedes a cart, shouting " bring out your dead" as bodies are piled

Potts disease in Egyptian tomb drawing
Tracing from an Egyptian tomb of a man suffering from Potts disease, or tuberculosis of the spine. The deformity is due to a bacterial infection in childhood which affects the front of the spinal

Burning incense. Smoke trailing from a burning incense, or joss, stick in a holder (lower centre). As the stick burns a highly fragrant smoke is released

Spinal cord stroke, MRI scan
Spinal cord stroke. Coloured Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan of a side view of a patients lower (thoracic, T) spine showing spinal cord infarction (stroke)

Broken nose, X-ray
Broken nose. Coloured X-ray of a side view of a mans head showing a broken nose (upper centre). The fracture of the nasal bone appears as a thin line

Verruca
A verruca (or plantar wart), a small benign growth in the skin caused by a virus infection. Unlike the common wart they grow on the soles of the feet

Aortic dissection, 3D CT scan
Aortic dissection. 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of a 67-year-old man with an aortic dissection. The aorta, the bodys main artery, is running vertically down centre (red)

Artwork showing acne and rupture of follicle
Acne vulgaris. Artwork showing aspects of acne vulgaris, a skin disorder in which the sebaceous glands in hair follicles become inflamed

Broken shoulder, X-ray
Broken shoulder. X-ray of the shoulder of a patient with a fracture in the neck of the humerus (upper arm bone)

Normal skull, 3D CT scan
Normal skull. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the healthy skull of a 36 year old patient

Normal abdomen, 3D CT scan
Normal abdomen. Coloured 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the healthy abdomen and chest of a 53 year old patient. At top centre is the heart

Fluticasone asthma drug molecule
Fluticasone, molecular model. This corticosteroid is used to treat asthma attacks. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (white) oxygen (red)

Lungs and bronchial tree, artwork
Lungs, computer artwork. Both the bronchial tree, the network of airways serving both lungs, and the overall shape of the lungs, is shown here

Lymphatic system, artwork
Artwork of the lymphatic system in a male figure showing lymph vessels (green lines) draining fluid from body tissues. As part of the immune system

Dislocated neck bones, X-ray
X-ray (side view) of the neck in a 57 year old patient showing dislocated vertebral bones (C5-C6) after a car accident

Skull and neck bones, artwork
Artwork of the skeleton of the head and neck showing the skull (at top) and spinal vertebrae, with the trachea (windpipe, blue)

Lung abscess, X-ray
Lung abscess. Coloured X-ray showing an abscess (dense coloured area, upper right) in the upper lobe of a patients left lung (right). An abscess is an accumulation of puss within a cavity in tissue

Chair ergonomics, incorrect posture
Chair ergonomics. Artwork showing the effect on the human skeleton of adopting an incorrect posture while sitting on a chair

Hospital staircase. Stairs and other access routes in hospitals are kept clean as part of infection control measures

Eastern equine encephalitis virus, TEM
Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus particles (Alphavirus sp. orange) in the salivary gland of a mosquito

Flakes of dead skin, SEM
Flakes of dead skin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dead skin from the scalp (dandruff), a condition where there is an excessive shedding of dead skin cells

Healthy spine of the neck, X-ray
X-ray (side view) of the neck of an adult patient, showing healthy cervical vertebrae (spine bones) of the neck. The skull (at top) is tilted back, with the shoulders at lower frame

Lymphocytes in hair follicle, SEM
Lymphocytes in hair follicle, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Large numbers of lymphocytes (yellow) are seen in inflamed and necrotic tissue at the base of hair shafts (red)

Bacteria on lung hairs
Bacteria in a lung. Computer artwork of bacteria (yellow) on cilia (hair-like structures) in a lung. Bacterial infection of the lungs can cause potentially fatal pneumonia

USA, Boise, Life Flight Helicopter

WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). Evacuation of wounded by German health services

MARY LASKER (1900-1994). American health activist and founder of the Lasker Foundation. Presenting an award. Photograph by Fred Palumbo, 1957

POSTER: HEALTH, c1937. Expecting? Get the right advice from the right sources, your doctor or health bureau. Silkscreen, c1937

POSTER: HEALTH, c1937. Gonorrhea causes blindness - arthritis, invalidism and misery - It can be prevented and cured... Silkscreen by Richard Halls, c1937

POSTER: HEALTH, c1937. Protect her from tuberculosis - Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention. Silkscreen by Erik hans Krause, c1937

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Surgeon and cyborg watching obese man on table

POSTER: HEALTH CARE, c1935. Lack of funds need not discourage from seeking competent medical care. Consult your health bureau. Silkscreen poster, c1935

Prince George, the Duke of Kent, on his visit to the new nurse home at the Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, London. Here the Duke is being shown around the grounds by Councillor T Watt JP

Prince George, the Duke of Kent (right), on his visit to the new nurse home at the Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, London. Here the Duke gives a speech. 1939

Crowds gather round the new nurses homes at the Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill, London, where Sir Kingsley Wood is laying the foundation stone. 1939

Prince George, the Duke of Kent (left), visits the new nurse home at the Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, London. Here the Duke walks down the corridor with Councillor T Watt JP, the Mayor of Woolwich

The new nurse home at the Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, London. An interior view of the recreation room. 1939

Pharmaceutical plant near San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. The clinic centre. 1939

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital building in Kent. The light treatment room. 1939

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. A sister woking in the operating theatre. 1939

The exterior of Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. 1939

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. A nurse tends to Mr Frank Ager, a patient in the mens ward. 1939

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. A nurse tends to a patient in the womens ward. 1939

The Sidcup Cottage Hospital in Kent. Nurse Wendy Saunders is helping a little girl with some cutting out in the childrens ward. 1939

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