Stories
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Jim, the horse of death
Horses’ blood was used to produce an antitoxin that saved thousands of children from dying from diphtheria, but contamination was a deadly problem. Find out how a horse called Jim was the catalyst for the beginnings of medical regulation.
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Spanish flu and the depiction of disease
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 killed many millions more than World War I did. Find out why contemporary artistic depictions of its devastating impact are so rare.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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Life before assistive technology
When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.
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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...
Vial de Sainbel, Charles, 1753-1793.Date: [1796]- Books
Pharmacopoeia Bartleiana, or, Bartlet's gentleman farrier's repository, of elegant and approved remedies for the diseases of horses / in two books, containing, I. the surgical; II. the medical part of practical farriery : also, directions for the proper treatment of post chaise and other horses after violent exercise ... To which are now added, Mr. Clover's elegant and useful machine for securing the broken legs of horses without slinging; also, Mr. Goodall's pneumatic engine, for fumigating horses with broken wind, or bad coughs.
Bartlet, J. (John), 1716?-1772.Date: 1773- Books
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A practical essay on the venereal disease. To which are subjoined observations on the causes and cure of tabes dorsalis. By J. Smyth, M.D.
Smyth, J. H. (J. Hamilton).Date: 1798- Books
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Stolen or strayed, On Tuesday Morning last, From the Stable of W. Daviss, Marsh-Side, Edmonton, a Black Horse, sixteen hands high, long rat tail, with a star in his face, a little red Hair behind his near Ear, Two white Heels behind, and both Shoulders sore. - -- Whoever will bring the said horse to W. Daviss, as above, shall receive a reward of one guinea.
Daviss, W.Date: [1799]- Archives and manuscripts
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Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd