Ailments Collection (page 4)

Deaths from the Great Plague of London, 1665 (engraving)
7201746 Deaths from the Great Plague of London, 1665 (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deaths from the Great Plague of London, 1665)

Bacillus of plague (litho)
7201736 Bacillus of plague (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacillus of plague. Illustration from The Great Plague in London in 1665)

Leonard Holt conveying the Packet to the Grocer (engraving)
725518 Leonard Holt conveying the Packet to the Grocer (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leonard Holt conveying the Packet to the Grocer)

"And he fell upon his Face at Jesuss Feet, giving Him Thanks"(engraving)
7182809 " And he fell upon his Face at Jesuss Feet, giving Him Thanks" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Temperature Chart in a Case of Pneumonia (litho)
7180478 Temperature Chart in a Case of Pneumonia (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temperature Chart in a Case of Pneumonia)

Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis (woodcut)
7201569 Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis)

Germs broadcast by sneezing and coughing (litho)
7201418 Germs broadcast by sneezing and coughing (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Germs broadcast by sneezing and coughing)

THE HUNCHBACK, 1881 (oil on canvas)
7215290 THE HUNCHBACK, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info)

Girl reading in bed (chromolitho)
7157088 Girl reading in bed (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl reading in bed)

Jesus Christ healing a man at the Pool of Bethesda (engraving)
7149691 Jesus Christ healing a man at the Pool of Bethesda (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ healing a man at the Pool of Bethesda)

A Pleasure-boat (engraving)
7178008 A Pleasure-boat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pleasure-boat. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (engraving)
7172459 Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ healing ten lepers (Luke 17)

The Sick of the Palsy cured, St Matthew, Chapter 9, Verses 2-8 (engraving)
7193132 The Sick of the Palsy cured, St Matthew, Chapter 9, Verses 2-8 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sick of the Palsy cured, St Matthew)

Miriams leprosy (engraving)
7191056 Miriams leprosy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miriams leprosy. Illustration for Aunt Friendlys Sunday Keepsake (Frederick Warne)

"Dickon came in smiling his nicest wide smile"from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)
7214629 " Dickon came in smiling his nicest wide smile" from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), 1911 by Kirk

MODEST MUSSORGSKY, 1881 (oil on canvas)
7215332 MODEST MUSSORGSKY, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info)

SURGEON EVGUENY PAVLOV IN THE OPERATING ROOM, 1888 (oil on cardboard)
7215322 SURGEON EVGUENY PAVLOV IN THE OPERATING ROOM, 1888 (oil on cardboard) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life (colour litho)
7153797 Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ restoring Jairuss daughter to life)

Sea Riddle, "Do you give it up?"(engraving)
7177897 Sea Riddle, " Do you give it up?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea Riddle, " Do you give it up)

Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child (litho)
7201417 Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman reading booklet with advice for her sick child)

Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved (engraving)
7192322 Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sickness of Charles the Well-beloved)

Geographical distribution of the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho)
7201755 Geographical distribution of the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

London, 17th Century (woodcut)
7201735 London, 17th Century (woodcut) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: London, 17th Century)

Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho)
7186233 Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis)

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sending Tokens of Goodwill to the sick Cardinal (engraving)
7179048 Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sending Tokens of Goodwill to the sick Cardinal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf (chromolitho)
7157059 Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aesops Fables: The Sick Lion, the Fox and the Wolf)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224995 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224994 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Un tableau de famille (engraving)
7200026 Un tableau de famille (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un tableau de famille)

Caricature of drinking students (woodcut)
7201476 Caricature of drinking students (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of drinking students)

Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere (engraving)
7186377 Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere (engraving) by Sylvestre, Joseph-Noel (1847-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from La Malade Imaginaire, play by Moliere)

Sick little girl being cared for in hospital (coloured engraving)
7147444 Sick little girl being cared for in hospital (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sick little girl being cared for in hospital)

Enough to sicken a dog (engraving)
7178011 Enough to sicken a dog (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enough to sicken a dog)

Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (engraving)
7172457 Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar (Luke 16)

Harrogate, The Great Northern Spa and Health Resort, c 1900 (b / w photo)
7172075 Harrogate, The Great Northern Spa and Health Resort, c 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrogate)

India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving)
7152683 India: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puranic Gods, Avatars of Vishnu)

Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho)
7151051 Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Cushmans Menthol Inhaler, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154221 Cushmans Menthol Inhaler, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cushmans Menthol Inhaler)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving)
7195737 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Difformite; Deformity; Miszbildung)

Olivers Illness (engraving)
7165964 Olivers Illness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Olivers Illness. Illustration for Child-Pictures from Dickens (Griffith, Farran, Okeden)

Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b / w photo)
3656544 Charless Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, The Smallest Man Alive (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charless Stratton)

Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe
3756193 Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving)
3655656 Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho)
3655534 A little black dwarf was seen making his way through the midst of the blue light (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

The little black dwarf walked round (litho)
3655526 The little black dwarf walked round (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little black dwarf walked round)

Washington Irvings short
3772993 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

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From the curious Carbolic Smoke Ball of 1893 to the infamous Gout Devil Bites in 1799, history is filled with peculiar remedies for various ailments. The past is a treasure trove of bizarre and sometimes dangerous attempts at finding relief. Take, for instance, the case of Bunbury and his gout - a condition that plagued many throughout time. In 1883, Syphilis was a grave concern, leading desperate individuals to seek unconventional treatments. Even renowned figures like Enos Cockerel and Valentine Greatrakes were believed to possess healing powers beyond explanation. As time progressed, new challenges emerged, such as the flu pandemic that prompted the use of anti-flu masks or Typhoid Mary's notorious role in spreading disease. Tuberculosis sufferers faced isolation and stigma due to their condition while others sought solace in unusual activities like "Gout Man Fishes at Home. " In an ever-evolving world seeking solutions for health issues, advertisements played their part too. One notable example was an advert from 1912 promoting Foots Safety Bath Cabinets as a means to alleviate foot-related discomfort. These glimpses into medical history remind us how far we have come in understanding ailments and treating them effectively. While some methods may seem outlandish today, they reflect humanity's relentless pursuit of well-being across centuries - a testament to our unwavering determination when it comes to conquering afflictions both known and unknown.