Stories
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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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Sharing breastmilk with parents
Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.
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What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
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The stranger who started an epidemic
New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.
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The pathological prodromes of taboparesis : syphilis, meningitis, the genesis of the cranial nerve, implications / by Tom A. Williams.
Williams, Tom A. (Tom Alfred), 1870-Date: 1910- Books
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Statistical analysis of one hundred and sixty-six cases of secondary syphilis, observed at the Lock Hospital in the years 1838-39, with observations / by Henry Lee.
Lee, Henry, 1817-1898.Date: 1849- Books
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Mélanges de chirurgie, ou Histoire médicochirurgicale de l'Hotel-Dieu de Lyon depuis sa fondation jusqu'a nos jours : avec l'histoire spéciale de la syphilis dans cet hospice, et compte-rendu de la pratique chirurgicale de cet hôpital pendant six années, 1838-1843 / par J. -E. Petrequin.
Date: 1845- Books
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Lectures on surgery delivered in St. Bartholomews Hospital / by William Lawrence.
Date: 1863- Books
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Abdominal aneurysm in a girl aged twenty due to congenital syphilis : with tables of collected cases of abdominal aneurysm / by J.A. Nixon.
Nixon, John Alexander, 1874-1951.Date: [1912]