Stories
- Article
Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
- Article
The anatomy of a brain dissection
Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.
- Article
The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Post Mortem Book
Date: 11 September 1947 – 28 December 1959Reference: RET/6/17/2/5Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Post Mortem Book
Date: 3 June 1940 – 30 July 1948Reference: RET/6/17/2/4Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Post Mortem Book
Date: 1 April 1960 – 5 September 1961Reference: RET/6/17/2/6Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Post Mortem Books
Date: 1892-1961Reference: RET/6/17/2Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Post Mortem Notes
Date: 1870sReference: RET/6/17/1Part of: The Retreat Archive