The operating theatre of Otto Lanz, Amsterdam. Photograph.

On the back wall are a calendar of the Gemeente Amsterdam dated 1920 and a clock indicating ten minutes to two o'clock. In the far right corner, cotton wool and other surgical materials, some in cans marked with Lanz's name. In the far left corner, a basin with a white tile surround. Around the room, tables covered with white cloths, chairs, a cupboard, etc. The lettering means "Septic operating room"

Lanz "introduced asepsis into his clinic with inexorable rigor, and paid much attention to the desinfection of the hands" (G.A. Lindeboom, Dutch medical biography, Amsterdam 1984, col. 1145); Annet Mooij, De polsslag van de stad: 350 jaar academische geneeskunde in Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1999, pp. 321, 360-361

[Amsterdam], [1925/1926?]

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 11.5 x 16.6 cm

"Septische" operatiekamer Prof. Lanz. 1925 15 Nov.- 15 Jan. 1926 Lettering is in pencil on verso

Wellcome Collection 44222i