Stories
- Article
Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
- Article
The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Major T S B Williams: Report of cases of scurvy or pre-scurvy anaemia
Date: May 1916Reference: GC/185/3Part of: Sir William Henry Willcox: observations on beri-beri, scurvy, etc- Archives and manuscripts
Memorandum on scurvy [prophylaxis]
Date: May 1917Reference: GC/185/18Part of: Sir William Henry Willcox: observations on beri-beri, scurvy, etc- Archives and manuscripts
Memorandum on scurvy [symptoms and diagnosis]
Date: c. 1917Reference: GC/185/17Part of: Sir William Henry Willcox: observations on beri-beri, scurvy, etc- Archives and manuscripts
Reports on scurvy, rations
Date: 1916Reference: GC/185/3-5Part of: Sir William Henry Willcox: observations on beri-beri, scurvy, etc- Books
Scurvy / T.W. Sheehy.
Sheehy, T. W.Date: 1990