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12 images from works
  • The Panama Canal: the French Ministry of Justice discovers that the bank account of the company formed to build the canal is empty. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: to determine whether he was fit to be extradited, two eminent physicians examine the stools of Dr Cornelius Herz, who had fled France to escape the results of his mismanagement of the canal's financing. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: Dr Cornelius Herz, having fled to Bournemouth, reads in a newspaper that he is being sought by the police for his part in the mismanagement of the canal's financing. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: Dr Cornelius Herz, having fled France to escape the results of his mismanagement of the canal's financing, lies in bed as a physician takes his pulse to determine whether he is seriously ill. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: Dr Cornelius Herz, one of those responsible for its financing, having fled France, spends his time fishing in Bournemouth. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • A diabetic man after treatment with insulin. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • The Panama Canal: for an enquiry into its financing, a policeman guards a prison-cell in which some of the principals are remanded. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • A diabetic man, emaciated, before treatment with insulin. Photograph, ca. 1925.
  • The Panama Canal: the French Ministry of Justice opens an enquiry into its financing. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: Dr Cornelius Herz, having fled to Bournemouth to escape the results of his mismanagement of the canal's financing, simulates illness to avoid extradition to France. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: Dr Cornelius Herz, one of those responsible for its financing, gets on a train to flee France after the collapse of the company. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.
  • The Panama Canal: having fled France to escape the results of his mismanagement of the canal's financing, Dr Cornelius Herz escapes extradition on the ground that he has a terminal illness, and lives happily in Bournemouth for fifteen years. Watercolour drawing by H.S. Robert, ca. 1897.

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    • Ephemera

    Did you know... that during testing, the ThinkGlucose patient assessment tool increased appropriate referrals to the diabetes specialist nurse by 38% ... / NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

    | Date: 2009
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A diabetic man, emaciated, before treatment with insulin. Photograph, ca. 1925.

    | Date: 1925 | Reference: 568185i
    • Ephemera

    Did you know... the number of people with diabetes in England will increase from the current 4% of the population, to 6.48% by 2025? / NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

    | Date: 2009
    • Ephemera

    Did you know... insulin is one of the drugs most frequently involved in medication-related adverse incidents in the NHS? / NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.

    | Date: 2009
    • Books

    The provision of medical care for adult diabetic patients in the United Kingdom, 1984.

    Royal College of Physicians of London. Committee on Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus | Date: 1984
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Related topics

Diabetes Mellitus
Hospitalization
Hospitals
England
France
Panama Canal (Panama)
Herz, Cornélius, 1845-1898.
Compagnie universelle du canal interocéanique de Panama
Corporations - Corrupt practices
Insulin

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