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A terrified patient misunderstanding his doctor. Reproduction of a drawing after G.S. Dixon, 1924.

Two doctors discussing a patient who has a fever and a great thirst, the patient overhears and promises to cure the thirst if they can deal with the fever. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1882.

A man visiting a health resort with his limbs immobilized is watching a wasp flying near him; bath tub in the background. Etching, 1869.

One hundred demons stirring by night. Colour woodcut by Gyokuen, 1860s.

A doctor inserts a barometer, instead of a thermometer, in a patient's backside: his condition reads "Set fair". Colour process print after J-A. Faivre, 1902.

Singapore: a police officer clearing two race-goers from the racecourse. Pen and ink drawing by J. Taylor, 1881.

Mediaeval torturers torture a gout-sufferer; representing the view attributed to Fabricius von Hilden that gout could be cured by torture. Colour process print after D.T. de Losques, 1910.

Many unemployed doctors sitting by the roadside waiting for a possible road accident and some work. Wood engraving by L. Wood, 1907.

A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.

A hypochondriac tells her doctor that she has a pain in her heart whilst clutching the wrong side of her chest. Reproduction of a drawing after Beauchamp, 1932.

A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

Two physicians outside the bedroom of a desperately sick man: each physician invites the other to enter first. Coloured lithograph by J.B., 18--.

An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A sequence of eight images showing men shaving. Coloured etching, 1796, by G.M. Woodward after himself.

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A hypochondriac tells her doctor that she has a pain in her heart whilst clutching the wrong side of her chest. Reproduction of a drawing after Beauchamp, 1932.

A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

Two physicians outside the bedroom of a desperately sick man: each physician invites the other to enter first. Coloured lithograph by J.B., 18--.

An ignorant young doctor telling poverty-stricken people to feed and look after their children properly. Wood engraving after G. Du Maurier.

A sequence of eight images showing men shaving. Coloured etching, 1796, by G.M. Woodward after himself.