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Tonsilloliths

There are some smelly cellular monsters living in the crypts and crevices of your tonsils.

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Top ten creepiest objects in the collection

From anti-masturbation rings to a tonsil guillotine, these specially selected pieces might make your skin crawl.

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Sick of being lonely

When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.

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Having children as a fat woman

When she sought fertility advice, and at antenatal appointments, Ellie Levenson found that medics were openly anti-fat. Only years later can she evaluate the true repercussions of their words and actions.

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  • C18 Chinese woodcut: Stony tonsillitis
  • C18 Chinese woodcut: White tonsillitis
  • Chinese C19 woodcut: Throat conditions, tonsillitis
  • Chinese C19 woodcut: Throat conditions, tonsillitis
  • C18 Chinese woodcut: Wind-cold tonsillitis
  • C18 Chinese woodcut: Lurking-cold tonsillitis
  • Bacilli of tonsillitis (Vincent's angina). Drawing by H. Vincent.
  • Vincent's angina in the form of tonsillitis, shown in the open mouth of a sufferer. Watercolour after H. Vincent.
  • The Wellcome Building, Euston Road, London: an interactive display in the Wellcome Museum of Medical Science on the symptoms of follicular tonsillitis and diphtheria. Photograph.
  • The Wellcome Building, Euston Road, London: demonstration of an interactive display in the Wellcome Museum of Medical Science on the symptoms of follicular tonsillitis and diphtheria. Photograph.
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