1940s Vaginitis Insufflation

The medical instrument is used for the treatment of Trichomonas Vaginitis.

Insufflation has been a medical practice since the early nineteenth century, the earliest mention of it appearing in 1823.

There are descriptions of its therapeutic and diagnostic purposes in connection with almost every cavity of the body.

Despite being used widely across many Victorian health institutions, insufflation has not been regarded as a dangerous procedure.