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Medicine, Rural - Practice

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  • A doctor is dismayed to discover that his patient has been eating animal feed when he had recommended animal food. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1879.
  • A doctor passing by the cottage of a needy patient, shouting reassurance on his way to hunt. Wood engraving by A.C. Corbould, 1885.
  • A doctor asking his patients husband how she is, he replies (amidst a devasted room) that he's not sure but she certainly has a temper. Wood engraving by H ..., 1904.
  • A snobbish mother resistant to her daughter's doctor using a vaccine from their neighbour's child. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1872.
  • A country vicar visiting a family where a child has been suffering from scarlet fever. Wood engraving after C. Shepperson.
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    A country woman suggesting to a lady of means that she encourage the local doctor even though all his previous patients have died. Wood engraving by A.S. Boyd, 1896.

    Boyd, A. S. (Alexander Stuart), 1854-1930. | Date: 1896 | Reference: 14312i
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    A doctor passing by the cottage of a needy patient, shouting reassurance on his way to hunt. Wood engraving by A.C. Corbould, 1885.

    Corbould, A. Chantrey (Alfred Chantrey), 1852-1920. | Date: 1885 | Reference: 14286i
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    A doctor asking his patients husband how she is, he replies (amidst a devasted room) that he's not sure but she certainly has a temper. Wood engraving by H ..., 1904.

    | Date: 1904 | Reference: 15343i
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    A country vicar visiting a family where a child has been suffering from scarlet fever. Wood engraving after C. Shepperson.

    Shepperson, Claude A. (Claude Allin), 1867-1921. | Reference: 15573i
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    A doctor is dismayed to discover that his patient has been eating animal feed when he had recommended animal food. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1879.

    Keene, Charles, 1823-1891. | Date: 1879 | Reference: 13819i
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