Research institutions and museums founded by Henry S. Wellcome.

Date:
[1930?]
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Research institutions and museums founded by Henry S. Wellcome. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Museum of Medical Science including tropical medicine and hygiene S. H. DAUKES, O.B.E., B.A.. M.D., B.Ch, D.P.H., D.T.M.&H. Director Endsleigh Court, 33, Gordon Street LONDON, W.C.I This Museum, which comprises twenty halls, presents an entirely new system of visual teaching. The purpose and plan of the Museum is to give a general survey of human disease from every aspect. The causa- tion, pathology, symptomatology, treatment and preven- tion of disease are demonstrated by means of pathological specimens, models, paintings, photographs, etc., in such a way that they convey a graphic picture of the more important features. Associated with each disease a short summary is set forth of the important points ; also there is a tile containing abstracts with regard to all the more recent work. A museum demonstration of the microscopic side of morbid anatomy presents certain difficulties ; an effort has been made to overcome these by means of colour photo-micrography. In many of the halls these photo- graphs are shown in special illuminated cases. Thus attempt has been made to provide a continuous demon- stration of disease which will fix itself on the attention and memory of those who visit the Museum.