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About half the deaths of women during the Victorian period was from consumption, even greater than childbirth. We now refer to it as tuberculosis. | The Blonde Historian

April 11, 1862: Born, Joseph Merrick. Better known as "The Elephant Man", Merrick was born with severe deformities and spent most of his life on exhibition as a curiosity. His sad life came to an end in 1890, when he died, officially of asphyxia. An autopsy revealed that his neck was broken. It is believed that Merrick, who normally slept sitting up because of the great weight of his head, had attempted to sleep lying down, to "be like other people."

Louis Braille was just 3 years old in 1812 when he was injured and lost his vision. Later on, as a teen studying at The National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, he designed a system using raised dots in specific patterns to aid in reading. The first Braille book was released in 1829, and in 1837 Louis added symbols for math and music. Braille has since been adapted for nearly every single language, from Albanian to Zulu. Charcoal drawing of Louis Braille. Important People In History, Friend Of God, Today India, Embossed Printing, French History, Extraordinary People, People Of Interest, Braille, Grave Memorials

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Louis Braille was just 3 years old in 1812 when he was injured and lost his vision. Later on, as a teen studying at The National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, he designed a system using raised dots in specific patterns to aid in reading. The first Braille book was released in 1829, and in 1837 Louis added symbols for math and music. Braille has since been adapted for nearly every single language, from Albanian to Zulu. Charcoal drawing of Louis Braille.

Oldest Case of Scurvy in the World Discovered in Aswan

Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 – 1893) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as "the founder of modern neurology", and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Charcot disease (better known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neurone disease, or Lou Gehrig disease).Charcot has been referred to as "the father of French neurology and one of the world's pioneers of neurology". Sigmund Freud, Teeth Diseases, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurone, Muscular Dystrophies, Borderline Personality Disorder, Hypnotherapy

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Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 – 1893) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology. He is known as "the founder of modern neurology", and his name has been associated with at least 15 medical eponyms, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Charcot disease (better known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neurone disease, or Lou Gehrig disease).Charcot has been referred to as "the father of French neurology and one of the world's pioneers of neurology".

THE EVOLUTION OF BIRTH CONTROL - The Scottish-born Dr. Marie Stopes (1880-1958) was a leading advocate of birth control in the early 20th century. In 1918 Stopes wrote a guide to contraception called Wise Parenthood. In the face of opposition from the church she founded the Society for Constructive Birth Control and opened the 1st of her birth-control clinics in Holloway in N.London in 1921. The image shows Stopes working in the laboratory, where she helped to modify the contraceptive cap. Women In History, World History, Women Feminism, Einstein, Contraception, First Novel, Birth Control

THE EVOLUTION OF BIRTH CONTROL - The Scottish-born Dr. Marie Stopes (1880-1958) was a leading advocate of birth control in the early 20th century. In 1918 Stopes wrote a guide to contraception called Wise Parenthood. In the face of opposition from the church she founded the Society for Constructive Birth Control and opened the 1st of her birth-control clinics in Holloway in N.London in 1921. The image shows Stopes working in the laboratory, where she helped to modify the contraceptive cap.

gangrene setting in from frostbite.

Sold by Sears, these poisonous wafers were advertised as being “simply magical” for the complexion.

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Joseph Merrick “The Elephant Man”. This, poor, sad young man. He was an intelligent, gentle man trapped inside a grotesque body, and was still in his 20's when he died.

Genetic Abnormalities

Frostbite is caused by exposure to damp cold temperatures around freezing or to dry cold temperatures well below freezing.

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"Here's ur motivation to quit smoking. We removed this from a man that died @ age 40 prematurely from lung cancer."

Smallpox before the 1960s vaccines

Parasitic Twins A parasitic twin (often confused with or referred to as a conjoined twin) is the result of processes that produce conjoined twins and vanishing twins, and a continuum may be presented between the two. Parasitic twins occur when a twin embryo begins developing in utero however when separating the cells only partially undergo cleavage. Unlike with conjoined twins, one embryo will maintain dominant development at the expense of the other... (Read more at official site) Creepy History, Abnormal, Special People, Our Body

Parasitic Twins A parasitic twin (often confused with or referred to as a conjoined twin) is the result of processes that produce conjoined twins and vanishing twins, and a continuum may be presented between the two. Parasitic twins occur when a twin embryo begins developing in utero however when separating the cells only partially undergo cleavage. Unlike with conjoined twins, one embryo will maintain dominant development at the expense of the other... (Read more at official site)

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by Henri Manuel - Marie Curie dans son laboratoire, 1912.

Cages with typhus carrying lice strapped onto a person's thigh. During World War II, feeding the lice with human subjects' blood was the only way to produce a viable typhus vaccine.

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Medical History

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Collection by

Lynn F

Similar ideas popular now

The Romanovs and Hemophilia B

Ether administration

cocaine remedy for many ills

Susan Heep

Antique Medicine Bottles

CANNABIS MEDICINE

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About half the deaths of women during the Victorian period was from consumption, even greater than childbirth. We now refer to it as tuberculosis. | The Blonde Historian

Important People In History

Oldest Case of Scurvy in the World Discovered in Aswan

Sigmund Freud

Teeth Diseases

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Neurone

Muscular Dystrophies

Borderline Personality Disorder

gangrene setting in from frostbite.

Sold by Sears, these poisonous wafers were advertised as being “simply magical” for the complexion.

Radiologic Technology

Vintage X-Ray

Joseph Merrick “The Elephant Man”. This, poor, sad young man. He was an intelligent, gentle man trapped inside a grotesque body, and was still in his 20's when he died.

Genetic Abnormalities

Frostbite is caused by exposure to damp cold temperatures around freezing or to dry cold temperatures well below freezing.

Quit Smoking Motivation

"Here's ur motivation to quit smoking. We removed this from a man that died @ age 40 prematurely from lung cancer."

Smallpox before the 1960s vaccines

Marie And Pierre Curie

by Henri Manuel - Marie Curie dans son laboratoire, 1912.

Cages with typhus carrying lice strapped onto a person's thigh. During World War II, feeding the lice with human subjects' blood was the only way to produce a viable typhus vaccine.

A Terrifying Asylum Tour Of The Past

Psychiatric Hospital

Mental Hospital

Pilgrim State Hospital

Insane Asylum Patients

Abandoned Asylums