Medicine, an illustrated history . F or many centuries, blood-letting was considered a tried and true remedy for certain conditions. Although it fell in and out of favor, it persisted into the 20th century and was even recommended by Sir William Osler in the 1923 edition his Principles and Practice of Medicine .
P resented here is a brief selection of material, in word and image, on bloodletting.
The text is from a mid-19th century proponent of the treatment, Henry Clutterbuck M.D., Member of the Royal College of Physicians.