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Blood Letting

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  • M0016160: Mechanical Leech, invented by Kidston & Co. 1850
  • Alcock-type leech jar.

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    An historical sketch of blood-letting / by Joseph T. Smith.

    Smith, Joseph T. | Date: 1910
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    Recherches sur les effets de la saignée dans plusieurs maladies inflammatoires / par M. Louis.

    Louis, P. C. A. (Pierre Charles Alexandre), 1787-1872. | Date: 1828
    • Archives and manuscripts
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    M0016160: Mechanical Leech, invented by Kidston & Co. 1850

    | Date: June 1957 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/145/4
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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    Good remedies - out of fashion / by Charles J. Hare.

    Hare, Charles John. | Date: 1883
    • Digital Images
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    Alcock-type leech jar.

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