5 November 2014

Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm

In the wake of the popularity of TV’s Ripper Street, Victorian pathological and social conditions are the topic of the moment.

At this National Pathology Week event, Professor Paola Domizio will describe pathology and post-mortems as they were during the Victorian era, Dr Lindsey Fitzharris will discuss Victorian prostitutes and their common medical conditions, and Donald Rumbelow will tell tales of Victorian policing. The event ticket includes the Victorians' favourite tipple: gin.

• Prof. Paola Domizio is Professor of Pathology Education at the Blizard Institute, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. She is also the curator of Barts Pathology Museum and director of public engagement for the Royal College of Pathologists.
• Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris is a medical historian with a PhD from the University of Oxford. She is author of the popular blog The Chirurgeons Apprentice which details the horrors of pre-anaesthetic surgery, and has written for publications such as The Guardian and The Lancet.
• Donald Rumbelow is a British crime historian, former curator of the City of London Police's Crime Museum (formerly known as The Black Museum) and twice chairman of Britain's Crime Writers' Association. He has written several books including The Complete Jack the Ripper and I Spy Blue: Police and Crime in the City of London from Elizabeth I to Victoria.

Tickets: www.2014barts4.eventbrite.com