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Epidemic threats and racist legacies

Epidemiology is the systematic, data-driven study of health and disease in populations. But as historian Jacob Steere-Williams suggests, this most scientific of fields emerged in the 19th century imbued with a doctrine of Western imperialism – a legacy that continues to influence how we talk about disease.

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  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: the front of the college. Photograph, 1921.
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: list of students and staff at the hospital, ca. 1921.
  • Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi: road leading through some of the hospital buildings. Photograph, 1921.
  • Medical College and Charity Hospital, New York City. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Philadelphia International Exposition, 1876: model train carriages and steamboats in glass display cases. Photograph, 1876.
  • The London Hospital, Whitechapel. Engraving, 1758.
  • Hahnemann Hospital and Homœopathic Dispensaries, Liverpool: a children's ward, decorated with flags possibly for the coronation of King George V. Photograph.
  • A diabetic man after treatment with insulin. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • A diabetic man, emaciated, before treatment with insulin. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • The London Hospital, Whitechapel: the medical college and nursing home. Wood engraving by E. G. after F. Watkins, 1887.
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