The first fieldtrip was to this institution which is part of the University of Copenhagen. It illustrates how far we have come with modern medicine. Barber surgery was conducted by those who were willing to guess how to treat what ails one. They were the pioneers.
The hospital connected to the auditorium provided cadavers for research and classes. Doctors would wear the same surgical gear from class to surgery to maternity. Practicing doctors thought the most stained gown was a badge of accomplishment until patients were dying from unknown circumstances. This led to the discovery of bacteria.
I chose not to photograph the actual bodies collected, but during the time when this was the medical school, they acquired examples of human remains for study and research. I learned that wealthy people wanted to get tuberculosis. It made them thin and gave their cheeks a rosy glow. They change their minds when poor people started to contract the disease. It’s all very interesting if a bit gruesome.
The apothecary
What science has afforded human kind.
There was other older equipment on display.
The next exhibit examines the relationship and influence between the Mind and
the Gut
Diagnosis based on your emotional state
The Family Bohr
and his son, Nobel Physicist, Niels Bohr.
Brian and I have disseminated that we are aging.
