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An Exploration into the Unfathomable World of Disturbing Victorian Medicine

Bloodletting, arsenic treatments, heroin supplements and electrotherapy are just the tip of the gruesome iceberg.

The interior of a hospital dissecting room in London, with lines of cadavers on benches. Photograph. Work ID: u6xz27dn. Look and Learn, Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0

The Victorian era represents a time of significant progress and innovation. They revolutionised human life…