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  • A newborn, a child, a pregnant woman and a man with tetanus: vaccinating against tetanus in Kenya. Colour lithograph by KEPI, ca. 2000.
  • Hurst, "Seale Hayne Neurological Studies", case of tetanus
  • Facial expression in a case of chronic tetanus
  • A bent and rusty nail; advertising tetanus vaccination. Colour lithograph after B. Chadebec, 1987.
  • Immunizations covered by Ministry of Health in Kenya: measles, tetanus in infants and polio. Colour lithograph by KEPI, Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Immunizations covered by Ministry of Health in Kenya: measles, tetanus in infants and polio. Colour lithograph by KEPI, Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Case definitions for AFP, measles and neonatal tetanus: treating disease in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, ca. 2000.
  • On the preparations of the Indian hemp, or gunjah, (Cannabis Indica) their effects on the animal system in health, and their utility in the treatment of tetanus and other convulsive disorders / [W.B. O'Shaughnessy].
  • A mother holding her newborn baby, with a serious expresssion as she realizes its vulnerability to deadly infectious diseases; with a bottle of vaccine against diphtheria and tetanus, advertising vaccination against those diseases. Colour process print by Sadolin, 195-.
  • Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Lamiaceae. Baikal skullcap. Distribution: China. There are several hundred species of Scutellaria, also known as skull caps, so correct identification is important - in particular from Scutellaria lateriflora an American species known as Blue skullcap. The latter is used as an abortifacient and to expel placenta by the Cherokee and for cleaning the throat by the Iroquois (Austin, 2004). Much vaunted as a treatment for rabies with unlikely statistics (1,400 cases cured by one doctor alone). Also as ‘antispasmodic, nervine, [for] chorea, convulsions, tetanus, tremors, delirium tremens, [and as a] diaphoretic and diuretic'. Toxicity symptoms include mental confusion, stupor, headache, vertigo, photophobia, dilated pupils, difficulty in micturition, bradycardia, tremulousness and languor, followed by wakefulness and restlessness (Milspaugh, 1974). Hutchens (1991) reported that it reduces sexual desire and was used for almost every nervous illness. Scutellaria baicalensis contains baicalin, baicalein and wogonin (European Medicines Agency, September 2010). It is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating inflammation, cancer, bacterial and viral infections of the lungs and gut and is one of the '50 Chinese herbs' in the lists of some authors. Scutellaria lateriflora (combined with Verbena officinalis, Passiflora incarnata and the seed of Avena sativa (oats) is licensed for use in Britain as a herbal medicine for temporary relief of mild symptoms of stress such as mild anxiety and to aid sleep, based upon traditional use only. Scutellaria baicalensis is not licensed for use in the UK (UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • List of diseases and their symptoms covered by the Division of Disease Surveillance and Response in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, ca. 2000.
  • Definitions of target diseases for the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Kenya. Colour lithograph by the EPI, ca. 2000.
  • Childhood protection : the following schedule was suggested at a Symposium on Childhood Immunization held in London, May 1959.
  • Childhood protection : the following schedule was suggested at a Symposium on Childhood Immunization held in London, May 1959.
  • Bromocalcine : sédatif nervin et régulateur des fonctions végétatives.
  • Bromocalcine : sédatif nervin et régulateur des fonctions végétatives.
  • Bromocalcine : sédatif nervin et régulateur des fonctions végétatives.
  • Bromocalcine : sédatif nervin et régulateur des fonctions végétatives.
  • Immunity.
  • Immunity.
  • Immunity.
  • Immunity.
  • A nurse vaccinating a baby: importance of immunization in Kenya. Lithograph by Division of Health Education, ca. 2000.
  • Immunization monitor chart: the Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunization. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
  • Routine immunization schedule for infants in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, 2001.
  • A mother smiles at her daughter with her husband and son in the background: advert for the male condom in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Femiplan, ca. 2000.
  • A nurse immunizing a baby, and people exercising: keep fit campaign to mark World Health Day in Tanzania 2002. Colour lithograph by Unicef ca. 2000.
  • The wounding of Lord Robert Manners on the Resolution, at the battle of Dominica. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin and C. Sherwin, 1786, after T. Stothard.
  • A nurse vaccinating a baby in a clinic: the Kenya Expanded programme on Immunization. Colour lithograph, ca. 2000.
  • M0002435: Portrait of Emil von Behring (1854-1917) / M0002436: Portrait of T.A. Smith