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Horder Centre, Crowborough, East SussexMrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981), founder of the Horder Centre, greeting Princess Margaret when she came to open the centre on 27 October 1966
Group on rear verandah, Quex ParkGroup of patients and one nurse on the rear verandah, overlooking the gardens, Quex Park. This verandah ran along the back of the Museum buildings and was used as a sheltered outdoor space in summer
London Orphan Asylum, Watford - Infirmary Girls WardLondon Orphan Asylum, Watford. The girls ward in the homes hospital facility. Date: circa 1924
Glasgow Deaf and Dumb AsylumThe Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Prospecthill Road, Glasgow. Date: Early 1900s
Derby Deaf & Dumb Institution Derby Deaf & Dumb InstitutionThe Deaf and Dumb Institution on Friargate, Derby. Date: circa 1905
Advert for Beethams Larola skin care 1905For complexion, helping protect skin from frost, cold and wind. Date: 1905
Protection from fire at sea on British liners 1932Diagram showing the safety rules on board a British passenger ship in 1932. Date: 1932
Ragged School Union dinner 1900Interior of Ragged School Union in Camberwell, South London. Children sit at long tables eating soup from a bowl. Date: 1900
London Orphan Asylum, Watford 1871Birds-eye view of London Orphan Asylum, Watford, opened in 1871 Date: 1871
LOUISE MARILLAC LEGRASLOUISE DE MARILLAC LEGRAS French religious, founder and first superior of the Compagnie des filles de la charite, who care for the poor and the sick. Date: 1591 - 1662
VICTIMS OF HASHISHFour North African victims of hashish, driven out of their minds by the drug and brought under the care of Dr Auguste Voisin of the Salpetriere, Paris. Date: 1876
COACH AND SNOWA German mail coach makes its way through heavy snow, the horses slipping on the icy road. Young Bismarck is inside the coach, if you care. Date: 1859
ELECTRICITY DANGERSA series of illustrations illustrating the care that should be taken when using electricity during the course of daily life. Date: early 20th century
WIFE AS HOME DOCTORA German housewife can - and indeed should - become a home doctor, skilled at taking care of her family and neighbours Date: 1905
FEEDING THE HENS 1847The farmers wife is traditionally responsible for taking care of the poultry : here she feeds her hens in the poultry-yard Date: 1847
FAST DRINKINGThis girl is drinking her coffee while running for the metro : she should take better care of her stomach, thinks the Caisse Primaire Centrale de Securite Sociale Date: 1947
Advert for Rowlands Macassar Oil 1890Rowlands Macassar Oil: - Preserves and strengthens the hair, and is by far the brilliantine for the beard and moustaches; also golden colour
Advert for for Ellimans Universal Embrocation 1896Advertisement for Ellimans Universal Embrocation, for the treatment of stiffness, sprains, aches and bruises. Date: 1896
Three Nurses in uniform - WW1 era - North London. Date: circa 1917
WW1 Home Front - British Red Cross Hospital at Netley, Hampshire - two of the temporary huts for injured servicemen - Ivy Hut and Oxfordshire Hut and patients. Date: 1917
Woman in a straw sunhat watering pots of flowers, Lantau, HKA young woman in a straw sunhat watering pots of flowers outside the Po Lin Monastery in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Date: 1982
Boy with nurse, Jaipur, IndiaA nurse cares for a sick boy in a hospital ward, Jaipur, India Date: 1987
Mental patients, Jaipur, IndiaMentally ill patients with a caring nurse in a Jaipur hospital, India Date: 1987
Edinburgh Industrial School, Liberton, Boys BandUniformed boys band with their instruments at Dr Guthries Original Industrial School for Boys, Liberton, Edinburgh. Date: circa 1899
Parish Workhouse Plan, Southwell, NottinghamshirePlan of the parish workhouse erected in 1808 at Southwell Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher in association with a local architect, believed to be Richard Ingleman. Date: 1828
St Michaels Girls Home, Shipton under Wychwood, OxfordshireInmates and staff of St Michaels Girls Home at Shipton under Wychwood run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1926
St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Smithfield WardSt Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Smithfield Ward. Date: circa 1907
St Dunstans Hospital for Blind Soldiers - Door Mat MakingSt Dunstans Hospital (Hostel) for Blind Soldiers (and Sailors) - Door Mat Making. Date: circa 1918
Dr Barnardos Homes, Girls Model Village, Barkingside EssexDr Barnardos Homes - Girls Model Village, Barkingside, Essex. Date: 1948
Childrens Convalescent Home, West Kirby, Wirral, MerseysideChildren's Convalescent Home, West Kirby. Beds were placed on open balconies and colonnades. A wooden hut could be rotated to face the sun
St Gabriels Convent, Cold Ash, Berkshire
Risley Hall Approved School, NottinghamshireExterior of Risley Hall Approved School at Risley, near Nottingham
Classroom at a Girls ReformatoryGirls sit at desks in the classroom of an unidentified Reformatory. Date: circa 1900
National Childrens Home (NCH) at Frodsham, CheshireGirls, one supported by crutches, on the steps of the chapel at the National Childrens Home in Frodsham, Cheshire. Date: circa 1907
Nazareth House, BexhillThe Nazareth House, Bexhill, run by the Sisters of Nazareth to house orphans and the elderly poor. Date: 1900s
St Annes Home for Cripple and Invalid Children, BrightonInmates in the garden of the St Annes Home for Cripple and Invalid Children, Brighton. Two girls are using crutches. Date: circa 1914
WW2 Evacuation of Barnardos ChildrenGirls from Barnardo homes in London area at Paddington station in a pre-war evacuation operation in September 1938. Date: 1938
Approved School - GymBoys performing exercises in the gymnasium of an unidentified Approved School. Date: circa1945
Umtali Hospital, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Umtali Hospital (opened November 1897), Umtali (now Mutare), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Date: 1907
Essex Industrial School, Chelmsford - Swimming PoolBoys at the Essex Industrial School, Chelmsford, using the Schools swimming bath supervised by staff. Date: early 1900s
Mr and Mrs Alfred Mager, EdgworthAlfred William Mager was a co-founder of the National Childrens Home (NCH). From 1872 to 1907 he was governor of the charitys home at Edgworth, Lancashire, with his wife Elizabeth Esther as matron
London Slums - White Horse Yard, Coleman StreetBoarded up buildings at White Horse Yard, off Coleman Street in the City of London - one of the capitals Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
London Slums - Angel Court, StrandA view of Angel Court, Strand - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
London Slums - Boundary Street, ShoreditchA group of children at Boundary Street, Shoreditch - one of Londons Victorian slum areas. Date: circa 1902
Liverpool Ragged Industrial Schools, Everton TerraceThe Ragged Industrial Schools at Everton Terrace, Liverpool, opened in 1864 to replace the original Soho Street premises. Date: circa 1877
Fulham Workhouse, Fulham Palace Road, LondonFulham Workhouse on Fulham Palace Road, London. Postcard dates from the WW1 wartime period 1915-18 when the workhouse was being used as the Fulham Military Hospital
Providence Row Night Shelter, LondonProvidence Row Night Shelter, Crispin Street, London, founded in 1860 as a hostel for Deserving Men, Women and Children and run by the Sisters of Mercy. Date: circa 1902
Wellington Reformatory for Boys, Penicuik, MidlothianIllustration of the Wellington Reformatory or Farm School for Boys, Penicuik, near Edinburgh. Date: circa 1876