Epidemic Collection (page 9)

Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871

A Court for King Cholera, 1852. A scene typical of the crowded, unsanitary conditions in London slums. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Cholera, 1912. Death, the grim reaper, decimating a column of Turkish soldiers During the First Balkan War (1912-1913) between Turkey and the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro)

Flagellant, 16th century. Artist: Jost Amman
Flagellant, 16th century. Flagellants were members of a sect, known as the Brothers of the Cross, founded in c1260. They whipped themselves until blood ran in order to obtain Gods mercy

Mistaking Cause for Effect, 1849. A boy thinks the Water Board man is turning on cholera. Cholera first appeared in Britain in 1831

Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. In an outbreak of the water-borne disease in 1892 about 260, 000 died in Russia and 7600 in Hamburg. An epidemic was prevented in Britain

Girolamo Frascatoro, Italian physician, poet and astronomer, late 16th century. Artist: Theodor de Bry
Girolamo Frascatoro, Italian physician, poet and astronomer, late 16th century. Frascatoro (c1478-1553) put forward the theory that diseases were caused by seedlike entities (germs in effect)

Free Smallpox vaccination clinic on premises of French newspaper, Paris
Free vaccination clinic on premises of French newspaper. Heffer has shaven portion of flank infected with Cowpox; serum transferred with stylus to arms of waiting Parisians to give immunity to

Cholera patient. Patient in typical cholera attitude. From French medical book published c1890

Cholera epidemic in Naples, government ministers visiting a hospital, Wood engraving, published Paris 1884

BLACK PLAGUE, 1493. Dance of death with plague victims. Woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC, 1832. A London Board of Health Hunting After Cases Like Cholera. Satirical English cartoon on the inadequate official response to the cholera epidemic of 1832

Father Thames Introducing His offspring to the Fair City of London. English cartoon, 1858
CHOLERA CARTOON, 1858. Father Thames Introducing His offspring to the Fair City of London. English cartoon, 1858, by John Leech on the need to provide proper sanitation

Aztec Native Americans with smallpox contracted from the Spanish conquistadors ministered to by a medicine man
MEXICO: SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC. Aztec Native Americans with smallpox contracted from the Spanish conquistadors ministered to by a medicine man

BURYING PLAGUE VICTIMS in coffins at Tournai in 1349. Flemish ms. illumination, 14th century

PLAGUE: DANCE OF THE RATS. Rats dancing at the time of the plague. Oil on canvas, c1800

Bubonic plague victims
Victims of the plague. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a Poussin painting

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Great mortality amoung the Wampanoags due to smallpox, colonial Massachusetts, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut

Mass grave for plague victims, Holywell Mount, England, 1665
Burying dead bodies at Holywell Mount during the Bubonic plague, England, 1665. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

People fleeing London to escape the plague, 1630
Flight of townspeople into the countryside to escape the plague in England, 1630. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

Plague Doctor Clothes Uniform Dress 17th Century
A plague doctor in the 1650's. The beak was usually filled with herbs or other substances thought to protect the wearer from contracting disease. Based on the engraving by Paul Furst

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A passerby offers water to a dying man. During outbreaks of plague, elements in this 17th century picture would have been present in many European cities from the 15th century through the 17th

Isolation of homeless men during a smallpox epidemic in New York, USA in the late 19th century. Outbreaks of contagious diseases in slum areas were common in New York

The Great Plague of London, 1665-1666. A passerby offers water to a dying man. During outbreaks of plague, elements in this 17th century picture would have been present in many European cities

The Plague Victims of Rome, after an etching by French artist Alphonse Legros, 1837 - 1911. People stricken with the plague receive the last sacrament from a cardinal who is atteneded by altar boys

The Plague. After an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, from a work by Raphael

The Plague. The Black Death. Imaginary city ravaged by the disease. After an 17th century engraving by Gerard Audran based on an earlier work by Pierre Mignard

The fifth cholera pandemic, 1881-1896. A religious procession in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1892 to pray for the disappearance of Cholera. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, published 1892

Distributing free pure water to the population during the 1892 Cholera outbreak in Hamburg, Germany. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, published 1892

View of the manner of burying the dead bodies at Holy-well mount during the dreadful plague of 1665. From a rare old print. From International Library of Famous Literature, published c.1900

Indian woman with Smallpox scars
Indian woman who has survived Smallpox but who will carry the scars for the rest of her life, 1970s. WHO photograph by L Dale

Luigi Sabatelli, The Plague in Florence in 1348, etching, 1801 19th century, Civica Raccolta Delle Stampe Achille Bertarelli (library)

Lady Victoria Brady (nee Pery) (1893 - 1918), only daughter of the 4th Earl and Countess of Limerick. Lady Victoria was a keen aviator and made a number of flights with Gustav Hamel

Milton influenza advertisement, 1919
Advertisement for Milton disinfectant with advice to gargle with a diluted preparation thrice daily in order to ward off the influenza epidemic raging throughout post war Britain. Date: 1919

Hint to the Ministry of Health by Heath Robinson
A new fresh air bedroom for the prevention of flu. An outdoor bedroom designed by the ever-inventive William Heath Robinson, built (or rather)

Medieval flagellants praying for protection against the plague
Medieval Flagellants, practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments

Family of small rabbits close to his burrow monitored closely over his mother. ( Species Oryctolagus cuniculus. )
Nature reserve of the saw Mariola in Bocairent. Valencian community, Spain

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), pair on branch. Spain
Nature reserve of the saw Mariola in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain

Juvenile Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto). Spain
Nature reserve of the saw Mariola in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), on the branch of a small tree. Spain
Nature reserve of the saw Mariola in Bocairent, Valencian Community, Spain

Group of little rabbits playing near his den and watched her mother port ( Species Oryctolagus cuniculus. )
Nature reserve of the saw Mariola in Bocairent. Valencian community, Spain

Stylized rabies virus particles, the cause of the viral neuroinvasive disease acute encephalitis

Microscopic view of yellow fever virus. Yellow fever is an acute viral disease

Conceptual image of rabies virus

NEW YORK: QUARANTINE, 1793. Proclamation issued by Governor George Clinton of New York in response to the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia

A Bill of Mortality for the London plague, week of 15 to 22 August 1665. Of the 5, 568 deaths recorded, 4
MORTALITY BILL, 1665. A Bill of Mortality for the London plague, week of 15 to 22 August 1665. Of the 5, 568 deaths recorded, 4, 237 were attributed to the plague

A physician visits a plague victim, holding a sponge soaked in aromatic vinegar to his nose while his assistant holds
PHYSICIAN & PLAGUE VICTIM. A physician visits a plague victim, holding a sponge soaked in aromatic vinegar to his nose while his assistant holds his own nose shut with his fingers

PLAGUE: LEIDEN, 1574. The plague in Leiden, the Netherlands, during the Spanish siege of 1574. Line engraving by J. Orlers, 1614

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"The Perils of Epidemic: A Historical Journey Through Disease and Vaccination" Step back in time to the year 1802, as we delve into the satirical etching by James Gillray titled "The Cow-Pock. " This artwork sheds light on Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery of vaccination against smallpox. Witness how this medical breakthrough sparked a revolution in disease prevention. Fast forward to the 17th century, where we encounter a haunting figure known as the Plague Doctor. Adorned with a beak-like mask and long cloak, this enigmatic character symbolizes the fear and despair that engulfed communities during outbreaks of deadly diseases like bubonic plague. In 1866, an eye-opening cartoon called "Deaths Dispensary" highlighted water pollution as a source of disease. It serves as a stark reminder that even seemingly harmless elements can become breeding grounds for epidemics if left unchecked. Meanwhile, another cartoon from the same year warns about pollution's detrimental effects on public health. The image aptly named "POLLUTION CARTOON" emphasizes how contaminated water sources can lead to widespread illness and death. Venturing further into history, we stumble upon Whitstable's Oyster Catch - an eerie reminder of how foodborne illnesses have plagued societies throughout time. This cautionary tale reminds us that even indulging in culinary delights may come at great risk during times of epidemic. London's Great Plague of 1665 is vividly depicted through a contemporary English woodcut entitled "Lord, have mercy on London. " This chilling artwork captures the desperation and devastation caused by one of history's most infamous pandemics. Moving ahead to 1851, we confront "Death as Assassin, " portrayed through a haunting wood engraving. Here death personified lurks amidst society like an unseen assassin ready to strike at any moment – reminding us that epidemics spare no one regardless of social status or wealth. Cuba, circa 1900, witnessed the conquest of Yellow Fever.