Health & Disease

Discover how Londoners have faced plagues, pandemics and illness with these objects, stories and blogs.

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Port & River
Port & River

Sample of jalap root contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of kousso/pope worm contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of licquorice root contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of lobelia leaves, cont. in glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of male fern root

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of pyrethrum flower

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of raw bokhara silk

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of raw tussore silk

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of rhapontica root contained in a in glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of rhatany root contained in glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of ribbed smoked sheet rubber

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of seneka root, contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of stillingia root contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Sample of valerian root contained in a glass jar

1900-1935

Port & River
Port & River

Samples of rhubarb root

1900-1935

Social History
Social History

Sanitas, the best disinfectant (chemist's bottle)

C. 1890

Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera

Save your hospitals: buy Christmas dainties at Devonshire house, all proceeds for the hospitals (poster)

R.F.

1920-1930

Printed Ephemera
Printed Ephemera

Save your hospitals: Donate money (poster)

1920-1930

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