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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: a display of instruments of torture and appliances for restraint of the insane. Photograph.

A gin palace as a "temple of Juniper", with other scenes illustrating puns. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

Two trees being cultivated by doctors; symbolising the differences claimed by James Morison between the 'organic' and his 'hygeist' approached to health. Lithograph, c. 1835.

An man in classical costume (Lord Strawberry), standing outside a prison, is pointing his pistol at the man kneeling at his feet amidst two corpses. Aquatint, 1811.

Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

Increase of lunacy : and special reasons applicable to Ireland / by Edward D. O'Neill, Medical Superintendent, Limerick District Lunatic Asylum.

The principles of forensic medicine : systematically arranged, and applied to British practice / By John Gordon Smith.

Traitde la folie des femmes enceintes : des nouvelles accouchs et des nourrices et considations mico-lales qui se rattachent a ce sujet / par L. V. Marc.

Insanity : its classification, diagnosis, and treatment / by E.C. Spitzka.

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Hand book of the mental hygiene movement and exhibit.

Increase of lunacy : and special reasons applicable to Ireland / by Edward D. O'Neill, Medical Superintendent, Limerick District Lunatic Asylum.

The principles of forensic medicine : systematically arranged, and applied to British practice / By John Gordon Smith.

Traitde la folie des femmes enceintes : des nouvelles accouchs et des nourrices et considations mico-lales qui se rattachent a ce sujet / par L. V. Marc.

Insanity : its classification, diagnosis, and treatment / by E.C. Spitzka.