Stories
- Article
The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
- Article
The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
- Article
Why the 1918 Spanish flu defied both memory and imagination
The Black Death, AIDS and Ebola outbreaks are part of our collective cultural memory, but the Spanish flu outbreak has not been.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
- Books
Rules of the West Herts Medical Book Society.
West Herts Medical Book Society.Date: 1828- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Watford and South West Herts Archaeological Society'
Date: 1956-1958Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Chr/J.329Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Third annual report of the committee of the West Herts Infirmary, read at the general meeting of the governors, with a list of the subscribers, &c.
West Hertfordshire Infirmary.Date: 1829- Books
Second annual report of the committee of the West Herts Infirmary, read at the general meeting of the governors, August 30th, 1828; : with a list of the subscribers, &c.
West Hertfordshire Infirmary.Date: 1828- Books
Ninth annual report of the committee of the West Herts Infirmary, read at the general meeting of the governors, August 29th, 1835; : with a list of the subscribers, &c.
West Hertfordshire Infirmary.Date: 1835