A man's head seen from the front and back, showing large ears and a deformed scalp. Two process prints.

2 process prints ; each image 5 x 3.7 cm

Fig. 1. - Misshapen "morel" ear: congenital imbecile. Fig. 2. - Congenital imbecile with convoluted scalp

Wellcome Collection 39132i

Part of a collection of photographs formed by George Edward Shuttleworth (1842-1928). He was Superintendent of the Royal Albert Asylum at Lancaster from 1870 to 1893. On his retirement in 1893, he devoted himself to the study of insanity, and published a book entitled "Mentally-deficient children: their treatment and training", London 1895. Some of his photographs, manuscripts and publications were presented to the Wellcome Institute Library in 1929