Victorian London - Health and Hygiene - Medical Advice, Cures and Technology - Leeches

OH, HORROR!

Surgeon. "YOU PULSE IS STILL VERY HIGH, MY FRIEND! DID YOU GET THOSE LEECHES ALL RIGHT I SENT THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY?"
Patient. "YES, SIR, I GOT 'EM RIGHT ENOUGH. BUT MIGHTN'T I HAVE 'EM BILED NEXT TIME, SIR?"

Punch, July 14, 1877