Health Care Collection

Medieval urine wheel. Labelled in Latin, this 15th century diagram shows some of the possible colours of urine (outer edge of circle) to help doctors diagnose urine-related diseases

Eyesight test chart

Health Visitor / 1950S
A health visitor visits a mother and her baby on their farm (near Colchester) Date: 1950s

Panoramic dental X-ray showing all the teeth in the upper and lower jaws

Practicing synchronised swimming. Aerial view of swimmers training before a junior-league synchronised swimming competition. Photographed at Trud swimming pool, Moscow, Russia

Normal brain, MRI scans
Normal brain. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of axial sections through the healthy brain of a 28 year old patient

Roman statue of Asclepius. The cult of the deity of Greek medicine, known as Asclepius, dates from the 6th century BC. Asclepius is represented in statues holding a staff around which a serpent

Pneumothorax treatment, X-ray
Pneumothorax treatment (image 2 of 2). X-ray of the chest of a patient, showing treatment with a drain of a partial collapse of one lung (at right) in pneumothorax

False teeth in a glass of water. Dentures are individually tailored to a specific wearer. They replace teeth lost through injury or disease

Home cholesterol test kit
Cholesterol indicator test for use at home. This kit tests a small sample of blood for the presence of high levels of cholesterol. The scale on the disk indicates the level of cholesterol

Sleeping sickness parasite
Sleeping sickness. Artwork of a trypanosome (Trypanosoma brucei) moving past human red blood cells in the blood. This protozoan is the cause of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Molar tooth
Tooth, transparent cross section of a molar tooth showing the pulp chamber (orange)

A map from On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1855 (litho)
1195411 A map from On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1855 (litho) by Snow, John (1813-58) (after); 22, 5x14, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow)

Male dummy showing acupuncture meridians & points
Acupuncture dummy. Front view of a male acupuncture dummy showing meridians and acupuncture points. There are twelve main meridians (coloured lines)

Trepanation, 14th century artwork
Trepanation. 14th century artwork of a doctor using a hammer and scalpel to perform a surgical operation known as trepanation

16th century woodcut of a woundman
Woodcut of a woundman, showing the unfortunate individual covered in wounds and festooned with a variety of weapons of war

Amitriptyline antidepressant molecule
Amitriptyline, molecular model. Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drug. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (white) and nitrogen (blue)

A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c. 1921 (sepia photo)
985676 A signed photograph of Sigmund Freud, c.1921 (sepia photo) by Halberstadt, Max (1882-1940); 35.6x25.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Knee joint prosthesis, X-ray
Knee joint replacement. Coloured X-ray of the knee of a 56 year old man (front view) showing an artificial (prosthetic) joint replacing the knee joint

Prosthetic robotic arm, computer artwork. In the future it may be possible for prosthetic limbs to be controlled by thoughts, via electrodes implanted in a users brain

Lie detector test
MODEL RELEASED. Lie detector test. Pulse meters on a mans fingers during a lie detector, or polygraph, test. A polygraph records changes in a number of physiological processes

Bunions, X-ray
Bunions. Coloured X-ray of an elderly womans deformed inward-turning toes due to bunions (orange, lower centre). This deformity (hallux valgus) is caused by wearing ill-fitting shoes

Eye examination
MODEL RELEASED. MODEL RELEASED. Eye examination. Teenage (16 year old) girl looks through a refractor during an eye examination at an ophthalmologist

Tendinitis of the shoulder, X-ray
Tendinitis of the shoulder. Coloured X-ray of the shoulder of a patient showing calcification (grainy patches) around the rotator cuff tendon (upper left)

Knee pain, conceptual artwork

Joint pain, conceptual artwork

2C-B psychedelic drug, molecular model. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (grey), hydrogen (white), oxygen (pink), nitrogen (blue) and bromine (dark red)

Total hip replacement, X-ray
Total hip replacement. Coloured frontal X-ray of a female pelvis with a total hip replacement (white, lower right). The replacement hip consists of a ball and shaft

Damaged knee ligament, artwork
Damaged knee ligament. Computer artwork of the muscle structure of the leg and anatomy of the human knee joint, showing a tear (dark line, centre right) in one of the cruciate ligaments (beige)

View of several acupuncture needles
Acupuncture needles. View of several needles used in acupuncture. Acupuncture has been used in Eastern medicine for thousands of years

Acupuncture model. Model of the human body marked with acupuncture points (labelled dots) and meridians (coloured lines). Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese system of medicine

Normal EEG read out of the brains alpha waves
Normal electroencephalogram (EEG) read-out of the brains alpha waves. original is b/w m400/01m

Pint of beer

Pile of stones used for stone therapy. Bamboo (family Poaceae) is at the top. The stones can be heated and placed along the spine to warm the muscles in the back

Spare kidneys. Conceptual computer artwork of spare kidneys stored in jars. This may represent the growth of human tissue to produce material for transplant surgery to replace defective or old body

Dyslexia treatment
MODEL RELEASED. Dyslexia treatment. Dyslexic girl wearing yellow glasses while reading. These filters improve the function of the brain cells concerned with visual perception

Osteoporotic bone, SEM
Osteoporotic bone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of fractured bone tissue from a patient suffering from osteoporosis (brittle bone disease)

Alzheimers brain. Computer processed vertical (coronal) slice through the brain of an Alzheimer patient (at left) compared with a normal brain (at right)

Running injuries, conceptual artwork

Male muscles, artwork

Cupping
MODEL RELEASED. Cupping. Cupping, or fire cupping, is a practice derived from Chinese medicine and is used in the treatment of respiratory conditions and musculoskeletal pains

Human heart, artwork
Human heart, computer artwork

Iliotibial running injury, artwork
Artwork (side view) of the muscles of the thigh showing iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) or iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS), a common injury to the thigh associated with running

Hospital nurse warning jacket. This jacket is worn by nurses who are delivering medication to patients, to warn other staff and patients not to disturb them

Chinese acupuncture model. Foot of a Chinese acupuncture model, with marking and numbers and labels to show the acupuncture points and lines (meridians)

Irregular heartbeat. Conceptual image of a chest X-ray overlaid with an electrocardiogram (heart monitor) trace showing extrasystole

Medical identity bracelet

Insulin molecule, artwork
Artwork of a molecule of human insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas which controls levels of glucose in the blood. The molecule consists of two peptide chains

Gout crystals. Polarised light micrograph of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (a lubricating liquid in joints) from a patient with gout

Churchill taken ill, 1932
Winston Churchill (1874-1965), English politician, having a cheeky puff on his cigar whilst being stretchered from his London flat to a West End nursing home via ambulance

Medical zodiac, 15th century diagram
Medical zodiac. 15th century diagram with Latin text illustrating how the human body relates to the zodiac signs. Such information was used in medical practices, such as bloodletting

Plague doctor, France, 18th century
Plague doctor. Artwork of the clothing used by doctors during plague outbreaks. This design, though in use much earlier, is from The Great Plague of Marseilles, France, in 1720

Migraine pain
Migraine. Conceptual artwork of lightning flashes marking the epicentre of pain in a mans forehead. A migraine is a recurrent headache which can be accompanied by nausea

Konstantin Buteyko, Soviet doctor
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko (1923-2003), Soviet medical doctor and researcher. In the 1950s, Buteyko, a Ukrainian, developed a theory on the effects of deep breathing (hyperventilation)

Cupping
MODEL RELEASED. Cupping. Therapist heating cups on a clients back. Cupping, or fire cupping, is a is a practice derived from Chinese medicine

Heart shape in clouds, conceptual image

Tension pneumothorax, X-ray
Tension pneumothorax. X-ray of the chest of a patient with tension pneumothorax that has lead to soft-tissue emphysema. Tension pneumothorax is a progressive deterioration

Dangers of alcoholism, conceptual image

Double fracture to the leg, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (back view) of the leg of a patient, showing a double fracture to the lower leg in which the proximal fibula bone (upper right) and distal tibia bone (lower centre) are affected

IUD contraceptive and sperm cells. Computer artwork of an intrauterine device (IUD, red and white, centre) in a womans uterus, surrounded by sperm cells (white, not to scale)

The new nurses homes at the Memorial Hospital in Shooters Hill, London, where Sir Kingsley Wood is laying the foundation stone. 1939

Positive pregnancy test
Pregnancy test. Pregnancy tester in a pot of urine showing a positive result. The tester is dipped in a womans urine. After a period of one minute either one or two blue lines are shown

Acupuncture model. Model of the human body marked with acupuncture points (labelled dots) and meridians (coloured lines). Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese system of medicine

Used dental floss, SEM
Used dental floss. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of dental plaque on strands of used dental floss. Plaque consists of a film of bacteria embedded in a glycoprotein matrix

Acupuncture chart

Boy measuring his temperature
MODEL RELEASED. Strip thermometer. Boy using a strip thermometer to measure his temperature from his forehead. His temperature is displayed by the green area

X-ray of the broken head of the femur
False-colour x-ray of the broken head of the femur where it fits into the acetabulum, forming the ball-and- socket joint of the hip. The break has been pinned (red) and secured to the long bone

Rest home
MODEL RELEASED. Rest home. Happy elderly woman and her carer at a rest home

Fractured jawbone, X-ray
Fractured jawbone. Coloured X-ray of a human jaw showing a fractured lower jawbone (mandible). The fracture has occurred to the left side of the lower jawbone (bottom right, orange)

The four humours, 16th century artwork
The four humours, coloured historical artwork. Here, the head of Christ is surrounded by four male figures, who are personifications of the four humours

Liver cirrhosis. Artwork taken from Sir Robert Carswells textbook Pathological Anatomy, published 1838. Cirrhosis is a disease in which the liver tissue is replaced with scar tissue

Test for urine glucose level
Test for glucose level in urine. The blue colouration on the end of the reagent strip indicates a negative (normal) result. Glucose levels in urine are raised in diabetes

Laser tattoo removal. Computer artwork of the removal of a skull and crossbones tattoo with a laser. The high-energy beam is focused on the tattoo, leaving surrounding tissue intact

Massaging baby toes
MODEL RELEASED. Massaging baby toes. Hands massaging the feet and toes of a baby. Massage is used to promote relaxation, relieve muscle spasms

Cystic fibrosis. Light micrograph of a section through a bronchus (airway) of the lungs in a case of cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)

Lung function test. Spirometer sitting on lung function test results

Medical watch. This timing device is used by medical workers, as represented by the green cross symbol. It would be used for a variety of timing uses, such as measuring a patients pulse rate

Breaking bad news
MODEL RELEASED. Breaking bad news. General practitioner breaking bad news to an elderly patient

Lonely woman

Human venous system
LeonardoÔé¼Ôäós anatomical drawing of a man to show the heart lungs and main arteries. Drawing of a " venous figure" by Leonardo da Vinci, taken from his Anatomical note- books

Larynx (voice box), artwork
Artwork of a side view of the larynx (voice box), the structure that lies on top of the windpipe (trachea, lower frame). The larynx is responsible for voice production (with pink vocal cords at top)

Osteoarthritis of the hip, X-ray
Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis in a 57 year old patient showing osteoarthritis of the hip joint (at left). The bone in the head of the femur (thigh bone)

Dermatoscope. This instrument is used to examine the skin. It includes a magnifier and a light source

Optical Department. ca. 1932, Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, SCHNACKs OPTICAL DEPARTMENT. A complete and entirely separate department devoted exclusively to an optical service second to none

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From ancient remedies to modern innovations, the evolution has come a long way. 🌡️⚕️ In the Middle Ages, a peculiar contraption known as the Medieval urine wheel was used to diagnose illnesses based on the color and smell of one's urine. Thankfully, today we have advanced diagnostic tools like MRI scans that provide detailed images of our brains, helping doctors identify abnormalities. Eyesight tests have also evolved over time. From deciphering letters on an old-fashioned chart to high-tech equipment that can detect even the slightest vision impairments, ensuring optimal eye health is now easier than ever. Health visitors in the 1950s played a crucial role in providing support and guidance for families during times of illness or childbirth. Their dedication paved the way for modern healthcare professionals who continue to offer invaluable assistance and care. Who knew synchronised swimming could be more than just a sport? It turns out practicing this graceful art form not only promotes physical fitness but also enhances overall well-being by improving cardiovascular health and muscular strength. Dental care has seen significant advancements too. Panoramic dental X-rays allow dentists to capture comprehensive images of our teeth and jaw structure, aiding in accurate diagnoses and treatment plans. The Roman statue of Asclepius reminds us of ancient civilizations' belief in divine healing powers. While faith still plays a role for some individuals today, medical science has provided us with home cholesterol test kits that enable us to monitor our heart health conveniently from home. X-rays have revolutionized medicine by enabling doctors to visualize internal structures without invasive procedures. Pneumothorax treatment is just one example where X-ray technology helps guide life-saving interventions. Even famous figures like Sigmund Freud contributed significantly to healthcare through their groundbreaking work in psychology. A signed sepia photograph from 1921 serves as a reminder of his influential contributions towards understanding mental well-being. Acupuncture meridians and points have been utilized for centuries to promote balance and healing.