Anatomy of the lacrimal apparatus of the right eye from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy by Henry Vandyke Carter #histmed #historyofmedicine #anatomy #pastmedicalhistory

Pictures of surgical tools at Kom Ombo, Egypt #histmed #histsurg #historyofmedicine #historyofsurgery #ancientegypt #pastmedicalhistory

Dr Ernst Boris Chain, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on penicillin, at the School of Pathology at Oxford University in 1944 #histmed #historyofmedicine #antibiotics #penicillin #pastmedicalhistory

13th century illustration of the circulatory system #anatomy #physiology #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

US Army Photo showing patient receiving instruction for exercise prior to thoracic surgery #histmed #USArmy #historyofmedicine #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Hieronymus Fabricius, known also by his full Latin & Italian names, Fabricius ab Aquapendente or Girolamo Fabrizi d'Acquapendente, (1537-1619) - the pioneering anatomist and surgeon often referred to as "The Father of Embryology." #histmed #embryology #anatomy #pastmedicalhistory

An anatomical illustration of the skull from Johannes Sobotta's atlas of human anatomy, 1st published in 1904 #histmed #anatomy #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

US public health campaign poster from the 1920s attempting to limit spread of TB #histmed #tuberculosis #publichealth #stopspitting #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Vintage advert for 'Dr. Pierce's Family Medicines' - a 'Golden Medical Discovery' #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Louis Pasteur experimenting on bacteria, c. 1870 #histmed #historyofmedicine #microbiology #pastmedicalhistory

Photograph of a patient demonstrating her lower limb prosthesis, taken in 1890 #histmed #historyofmedicine #prosthetics #pastmedicalhistory

"A Student's Dream". Six partially-dissected corpses in the Anatomy lab appear to contemplate the fate of a reclining medical student. #historyofmedicine #histmed #medschool #medstudent Photo credit: Wystan (bit.ly/2yOw30Q)

William Farr (1807–1883) a British epidemiologist regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics #histmed #statistics #EBM #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

A wax model of a head & neck dissection from the Great Exhibition of 1851 #histmed #anatomy #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Fractures of the arm - taken from the health section of an antique housekeeping book #histmed #historyofmedicine #fracture #orthopaedics #pastmedicalhistory

Wax anatomical model of a pregnant woman by Clemente Susini circa. 1782 displaying the viscera and fetus #histmed #anatomy #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

A chart showing the parts of the body to be bled for different diseases, c.1310-1320 #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Photo of a French military hospital during the First World War #histmed #WWI #historyofmedicine #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Lumbar puncture being performed in 1913 #histmed #lumbarpuncture #neurology #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

The bones of the head, including teeth. From Ontleding Des Menschelyken Lichaams (1690) by Govard Bidloo #histmed #anatomy #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory