Presented in the original 1822 operating theatre of St Thomas' Hospital, observe from the same position as a medical student at the time a mock demonstration of surgery before anesthetics. Operations were limited and had to be quick, and without hand-washing and basic hygiene, the chance of later infection and death was high.
“Museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres.”
A cabinet of curiosity inspiration from a pharmacy and surgical tools, with scientific advancement in medicine of Georgian and Victorian eras.