Any of the infectious diseases of man and other animals caused by species of MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS.
    

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Three people drinking punch as a cure for (right to left) gout, colic, and phthisis. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.

Francisque Crôtte applying his electrical remedy for tuberculosis to a seated woman. Colour process print, 1901.

The Hospital for Consumption, Brompton Road, Fulham: viewed from the road. Wood engraving by T. G. Dutton after F. J. Francis, 1844.

Hazeltine's pocket book almanac 1895 : 17th series / E. T. Hazeltine.

A demonstration of the curability of pulmonary consumption : in all its stages. Comprising an inquiry into the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention of tuberculous diseases in general / By Wm. A. M'Dowell, M.D.

National Insurance Act, 1911: Administration of sanatorium benefit. Report by the Medical Officer and Tuberculosis Officer on memo. no.112./I.C.

The geographical distribution of heart disease and dropsy, cancer in females & phthisis in females, in England and Wales.

Die causale Behandlung der Tuberculose : experimentelle und klinische Studien / von Edwin Klebs.

Consumptive chic : a history of beauty, fashion, and disease / Carolyn A. Day.

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A demonstration of the curability of pulmonary consumption : in all its stages. Comprising an inquiry into the nature, causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention of tuberculous diseases in general / By Wm. A. M'Dowell, M.D.

National Insurance Act, 1911: Administration of sanatorium benefit. Report by the Medical Officer and Tuberculosis Officer on memo. no.112./I.C.

The geographical distribution of heart disease and dropsy, cancer in females & phthisis in females, in England and Wales.

Die causale Behandlung der Tuberculose : experimentelle und klinische Studien / von Edwin Klebs.

Consumptive chic : a history of beauty, fashion, and disease / Carolyn A. Day.