M0002834: Nude infant showing symptoms of Scurvy / M0002834EB: X-ray of a rib cage

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Scurvy

Above on plate: Reproduction of a half tone print, after a photograph, of a nude infant lying down with symptoms of scurvy, taken from the side. Below on plate: Reproduction of a half tone depicting an x-ray of a rib cage. These images were reproduced from Hess, Alfred 'Scurvy, past and present', Philadelphia; London: J.B. Lippincott company, 1920. Related images: M0002832; M0002833, M0002831

03 March 1932

2 photographs on 1 plate glass plate negative; 10.8 x 8.2 cm

Wellcome Collection holds copies of the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.