| Reference Number | CSFH/9/121 |
| Title | Diphtheria Diagnosis Outfit |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Crookes Laboratories; 1912-; healthcare manufacturer |
| Description | The white cardboard box features a label with black in writings "Crookes' Diphteria Diagnosis Outfit for the rapid diagnosis of active Diphtheria. Sterilised-ready for use Directions enclosed. The Crookes Laboratories (British Colloids Ltd.) Park Royal, London, N.W. 10." and a push fit drawer containing a ball of cotton and a glass tube with a metal tip. The glass tube is empty, but it usually came with a cotton-wool on metal rod to use on the oral cavity to take a sample from the back of the throat or from a sore. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 169mm x 28mm x 28mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Diagnostic Equipment |
| Term | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| Diphtheria |
| Corynebacterium Infections |