Research institutions and museums founded by Henry S. Wellcome.

Date:
[1930?]
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Credit: Research institutions and museums founded by Henry S. Wellcome. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Research Institutions and Museums Founded by Henry S. Wellcome founded in 1913 The Wellcome Bureau of Scientific Research (the wellcome foundation ltd.) c. m. wenyon, c.m.g., c.b.e.. m.b, b.s., b.sc, f.r.s. Director-in-Chief E n d s 1 e i g h Court, 33, Gordon Street LONDON, W.C.I ALL THE INSTITUTIONS HEREIN REFERRED TO ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE BUREAU. The Bureau, which was reconstructed and enlarged in 1926, is devoted to the study and investigation of medical problems more particularly in their relation to tropical medicine and hygiene. It consists of a series of research laboratories, library, art studio, photographic department, animal houses, preparation rooms and The Museum of Medical Science which is described below. In the research laboratories, twelve in number, researches are conducted in various branches of medical science, including medical zoology, parasitology, bacteriology, pathology, chemo-therapy, tropical medicine and hygiene, and other subjects. The library, which is open to members of the medical profession and others for purposes of reference, contains representative standard works, reprint files and current medical literature dealing more especially with the subjects of research mentioned above.