Stethoscope Collection (page 8)

Paediatric examination C013 / 8831
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen. Swelling of the glands (lymphadenopathy)

Paediatric examination C013 / 8830
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 7-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen. Swelling of the glands (lymphadenopathy)

Paediatric examination C013 / 8828
Paediatric examination. Doctor cleaning a wound on the arm of a 3-year-old girl

Paediatric examination C013 / 8825
Paediatric examination. Doctor checking a 3-year-old boys glands to see if they are swollen. Swelling of the glands (lymphadenopathy)

Paediatric examination C013 / 8827
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 3-year-old girl

Paediatric examination C013 / 8824
Paediatric examination. Doctor using a stethoscope to listen to a 3-year-old boys lungs. A stethoscope is used to listen to sounds within the body

Paediatric examination C013 / 8826
Paediatric examination. Doctor talking to a 3-year-old girl

Obesity clinic
MODEL RELEASED. Obesity clinic. Male patient having his blood pressure taken

Physicians examining a group of Jewish immigrants at Ellis Island upon their arrival to the United States
IMMIGRANT INSPECTION, 1907. Physicians examining a group of Jewish immigrants at Ellis Island upon their arrival to the United States. Photograph, c1907

French physician. Laennec taking inspiration for his stethoscope by observing a child listening at one end of a seesaw
RENE LAENNEC (1781-1826). French physician. Laennec taking inspiration for his stethoscope by observing a child listening at one end of a seesaw to scratches made at the other end

taking inspiration for his stethoscope by observing a child listening at one end of a seesaw to scratches made at
RENE LAENNEC (1781-1826) taking inspiration for his stethoscope by observing a child listening at one end of a seesaw to scratches made at the other end

Group of pupils from Seaford College, Sussex in various uniforms, July 1949 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N32603

The Doctor
People You See. From Teddy Bear (18 April 1964)

Laennec, Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe (1781-1826). French doctor. In 1816 he introduced the use of a hollow tube to listen to the lungs and heart, giving rise to the modern stethoscope

Browns Stethoscope
(above) Bowles stethoscope (below) Haydn Browns Binaural Stethoscope [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930

Skeleton with stethoscope. The ear pieces of the stethoscope are wrapped around the skeletons neck, and the diaphragm is tucked into the ribcage

Electronic doctor
MODEL RELEASED. Electronic doctor. Conceptual computer artwork of a doctor and a personal computer, representing the medical advice that is available on the internet

Medical examination. Conceptual artwork of a medical examination. The doctor is wearing a stethoscope and is shining a torch onto the patient

World healthcare. Conceptual computer artwork of a stethoscope and Earth

National Health Service. Conceptual computer artwork of a stethoscope over Great Britain

Edison talking into his phonograph, historical artwork. US inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was a prolific inventor, filing some 1300 patents

Healthcare, conceptual image

HOME MEDICINE, 1924. Betty Blythe and Lou Tellegen in a scene from The Breath of Scandal, 1924

Nurse, doctor and patient at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse (probably matron) and a doctor attending to a patient

Doctor with stethoscope examines boy
A general practitioner (Dr Meredith) listens with his stethoscope to a boys chest in a rather unconventional looking surgery with tapestries on the walls

Doctor Examines Baby
A doctor examines a baby at a dispensary

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"The Stethoscope: A Revolutionary Tool in Medicine" In the early 19th century, a French physician named Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec forever changed the way doctors listened to their patients' hearts and lungs. With his invention of the stethoscope, Laennec brought about a new era of medical diagnosis. Captured in a wood engraving by Theobald Chartran, we see Laennec at work with his stethoscope at the Necker Hospital in Paris, France. This image serves as a testament to his groundbreaking contribution to medicine. Fast forward to modern times, where female medical students now proudly wield this iconic tool. Breaking barriers and shattering stereotypes, these women are paving their own paths in the field of medicine. But it doesn't stop there - innovation knows no bounds. Enter William Heath Robinson's creation - "The Harley-Scope Mine-Detector. " Combining creativity and practicality, this device showcases how versatile the they are be beyond its traditional use. From examining children to diagnosing ailments, doctors have relied on this trusty instrument for generations. Whether it is an attentive doctor examining a child or Dorothea Lange's poignant photograph capturing healthcare services provided through mobile clinics during difficult times like those seen in Klamath County, Oregon in 1939. Even amidst playful scenes like Walker Evans' snapshot of children joyfully playing on New York City streets or Dame beim Arzt I by an unknown artist depicting a lady visiting her doctor; one cannot overlook the significance that lies within that small yet powerful tool hanging around every physician's neck – the stethoscope. As they say, "Faint heart never won fair lady, " and indeed it is true when it comes to matters of health. Thanks to Laennec's ingenuity and countless advancements since then; lives have been saved and illnesses detected early through careful auscultation using this indispensable device.