Stories
- Article
The first seizure
Historian Aparna Nair had her first seizure when she was 11. Here she recalls that first time, and how other people’s reactions are sometimes the most disturbing part about having a seizure.
- Article
Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
- Article
Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test
The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.
- Article
The hell of hay fever
After years suffering in silence, David Jesudason finds speaking out about his pollen allergy gives him hope for a future where his hay-fever symptoms are under control.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Humidity Clock
Date: Late 19th CenturyReference: GALTON/2/1/2/8Part of: Galton Papers- Pictures
Humidity measurement, and details of a hygrometer. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 47022i- Pictures
- Online
Humidity measurement, and details of a hygrometer. Coloured engraving by J. Pass.
Reference: 47027i- Books
- Online
Report of the Departmental Committee on Humidity and Ventilation in Cotton Weaving Sheds : [with minutes of evidence and appendices].
Great Britain. Home Office. Committee on Humidity and Ventilation in Cotton Weaving Sheds.Date: 1909- Books
Second report of the Departmental Committee on Humidity and Ventilation in Cotton Weaving Shed, minutes of evidence and appendices.
Great Britain. Home Office. Committee on Humidity and Ventilation in Cotton Weaving Sheds.Date: 1911