Stories
- Article
How tuberculosis became a test case for eugenic theory
A 19th-century collaboration that failed to prove how facial features could indicate the diseases people were most likely to suffer from became a significant stepping stone in the new ‘science’ of eugenics.
- In pictures
The history of sanatoriums and surveillance
The sanatorium treatment for tuberculosis was a curious combination of sunshine, fresh air, exercise and constant surveillance.
- Long read
The ambivalence of air
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.
- Interview
Inside the mind of Living with Buildings curator, Emily Sargent
Curator Emily Sargent reveals why council estates and a Finnish TB sanatorium were chosen for the ‘Living with Buildings’ exhibition.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
The control of tuberculosis in special groups - hospitals, schools, infants and expectant mothers
Date: 1970Reference: SA/BRT/C/2/39Part of: British Thoracic Society and predecessors- Books
Fourth annual report for the year 1st April, 1952 - 31st March, 1953 / Barnet Group Hospital Management Committee.
North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board. Barnet Group Hospital Management Committee.Date: [1953?]- Archives and manuscripts
Tuberculosis patient 13 - "Louisa"
Date: 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/5/11Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Tuberculosis patient 11 - Chinese characters (artwork)
Date: 1940s-1950sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/5/10Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Tuberculosis patient 8 - mountains (artwork)
Date: 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/5/7Part of: Rita Simon Collection