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Medical reform a public question, or, How to save twenty thousand lives per annum without putting the country to a farthing's expense / by a physician.
Date: 1849
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The rise and fall and rise of medical quackery / John Gilbody.
Gilbody, John.Date: 1995
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The quacks of old London / by C.J.S. Thompson.
Charles ThompsonDate: 1993,[1928]
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Charlatanisme et médecine illégale / [Émile Berthomier].
Berthomier, Émile, 1878-Date: 1910
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Jones of Hatton-Garden, two doors from the sign of the New-Hole in the Wall, his book of cures.
Jones, of Hatton-GardenDate: [1674?]
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Himmlers Forscher : Wehrwissenschaft und Medizinverbrechen im "Ahnenerbe" der SS / Julien Reitzenstein.
Julien ReitzensteinDate: [2014]
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The toadstool millionaires : a social history of patent medicines in America before Federal regulation / [James Harvey Young].
James Harvey YoungDate: 1961
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Jonathan Jay : humorous patter song / written, composed and sung by Clifford Grey.
Clifford GreyDate: [1910]
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What killed Jane Austen?, and other medical mysteries, marvels and mayhem / George Biro & Jim Leavesley.
Biro, GeorgeDate: 1998
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A rustic blacksmith turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious woman patient, her husband observes the situation. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder.
Harris, John, the elder, -1834.Reference: 16507i
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A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.
Reference: 20529i
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Doctor Tom Brent, young intern. Vol. 1, no. 1, Doctors aren't always doctors.
Date: 1963
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Isaac Swainson promoting his 'Velnos syrup', facing an onslaught of rival practitioners advocating mercury. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1789.
Thomas RowlandsonDate: 29 November 1789Reference: 10779i
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A treatise on Swaim's panacea; being a recent discovery for the cure of scrofula, or King's evil, mercurial disease, deep-seated syphilis, rheumatism and all disorders arising from a contaminated or impure state of the blood. With cases illustrating its success / [William Swaim].
Swaim, Wm. (William)Date: 1824
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A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.
William HogarthDate: 3 March 1736Reference: 10756i
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Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants. Coloured etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.
Benedictus Antonio Van AssenDate: 1 April 1792Reference: 20579i
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The conflict of medicine with quackery / by Walter R. Steiner.
Walter Ralph SteinerDate: 1924
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Medical orthodoxy, medical fringe / Allen Mason, Kelvin Rees, Logie Barrow.
Mason, AllenDate: 1985
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The people's doctors : a review / by 'The people's friend.'.
Daniel DrakeDate: 1830
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The roguish world of Doctor Brinkley / by Gerald Carson.
Gerald CarsonDate: [1960]
Ephemera
A third generation hakim in Old Delhi / BLOT! ; photo credit: BLOT!.
BLOT! (Firm)Date: 2014
Pictures
An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.
Q215305Reference: 20449i
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Two spectacular & strange events for the curious / Wellcome Collection.
Wellcome CollectionDate: 2010
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An itinerant medicine vendor in England selling his wares inside a country inn. Coloured etching by T. Illman.
Date: [1820?]Reference: 20932i
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A rustic farrier turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man, a woman looks on. Coloured mezzotint after J. Harris the elder.
Harris, John, the elder, -1834.Reference: 16511i

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Medical reform a public question, or, How to save twenty thousand lives per annum without putting the country to a farthing's expense / by a physician.

The rise and fall and rise of medical quackery / John Gilbody.

The quacks of old London / by C.J.S. Thompson.

Charlatanisme et médecine illégale / [Émile Berthomier].

Jones of Hatton-Garden, two doors from the sign of the New-Hole in the Wall, his book of cures.

Himmlers Forscher : Wehrwissenschaft und Medizinverbrechen im "Ahnenerbe" der SS / Julien Reitzenstein.

The toadstool millionaires : a social history of patent medicines in America before Federal regulation / [James Harvey Young].

Jonathan Jay : humorous patter song / written, composed and sung by Clifford Grey.

What killed Jane Austen?, and other medical mysteries, marvels and mayhem / George Biro & Jim Leavesley.

A rustic blacksmith turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from an anxious woman patient, her husband observes the situation. Mezzotint by J. Wilson after J. Harris the elder.

A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.

Doctor Tom Brent, young intern. Vol. 1, no. 1, Doctors aren't always doctors.

Isaac Swainson promoting his 'Velnos syrup', facing an onslaught of rival practitioners advocating mercury. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1789.

A treatise on Swaim's panacea; being a recent discovery for the cure of scrofula, or King's evil, mercurial disease, deep-seated syphilis, rheumatism and all disorders arising from a contaminated or impure state of the blood. With cases illustrating its success / [William Swaim].

A shield containing a group portrait of various doctors and quacks, including Mrs Mapp, Dr. Joshua Ward and John Taylor. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1736, after himself.

Doctor Bossy, an itinerant medicine vendor, selling his wares on stage with the aid of assistants. Coloured etching by W. Birch, 1792, after A. van Assen.

The conflict of medicine with quackery / by Walter R. Steiner.

Medical orthodoxy, medical fringe / Allen Mason, Kelvin Rees, Logie Barrow.

The people's doctors : a review / by 'The people's friend.'.

The roguish world of Doctor Brinkley / by Gerald Carson.

A third generation hakim in Old Delhi / BLOT! ; photo credit: BLOT!.

An itinerant medicine vendor, draped with live snakes, sells his wares from a stage to an enthusiastic audience. Line engraving by D. Ghisi after G. Romano.

Two spectacular & strange events for the curious / Wellcome Collection.

An itinerant medicine vendor in England selling his wares inside a country inn. Coloured etching by T. Illman.

A rustic farrier turned tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a standing man, a woman looks on. Coloured mezzotint after J. Harris the elder.