Dr. Joseph Lancaster's Medicine Case
Date1860-1880
Credit LineTransfer from the London and Middlesex Historical Society, 1958
Object number1958.001.061
Label TextDr. Joseph Lancaster (1813-1884), was active in London from the 1860s on. He was a homeopathic doctor, which is a branch of medicine that relies on the hygenic measures of rest, diet, bathing, and exercise to effect cures and produce good health. It also involves treating diseases with minute doses of natural substances to help the body heal itself.
NameCase, Medicine
1890s
1914-1918
c. 1900s