Stories
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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Getting the measure of pain
In the 20th century doctors tried to find a way to measure pain. But even when ‘objective’ measures were rejected, an accurate understanding of another’s pain remained frustratingly elusive.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Opium
Date: 1928Reference: MS.2928/3Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Opium
Date: 1928Reference: MS.2928/2Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Opium
Date: 1928Reference: MS.2928/1Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Opium
Date: 1928Reference: MS.2928Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica
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Opium pipe