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No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireStaff and patients in Ward A13 at the No. 2 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Battle School, Cranbury Road, Reading
Springfield Hospital, Tooting, SurreyAerial view of Springfield Hospital on Glenburnie Road, Tooting, near Wandsworth (then in Surrey, now in south west London). It was opened in 1841 as the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum
Union Workhouse, Fir Vale, Sheffield, YorkshireThe gates of the Sheffield Union workhouse at Fir Vale in South Yorkshire, with the workhouse porter standing behind. The workhouse, on Smilter Lane (now Herries Road), was opened in 1880
Newtown & Llanidloes Union Workhouse, Caersws, WalesA view of the Newtown and Llanidloes Union Workhouse at Caersws, Montgomeryshire (now Powys), Wales. The building, designed by Thomas Penson of Oswestry, opened in 1840
County Asylum, Newport, Isle of WightThe Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1896 at Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight. It later became the Isle of Wight County Mental Hospital and then Whitecroft Hospital
Childrens Ward, Fountain Mental Hospital, Tooting, SurreyChildren in cots and nurses in a ward of the Fountain Hospital at Tooting in Surrey (now South London). The hospital was opened in 1893 as a fever hospital by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
County Asylum, Mickleover, DerbyshireThe Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Mickleover near Derby. Designed by Henry Duesbury, the buildings later became known as the Derbyshire County Mental Hospital
Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, MiddlesexThe entrance to the Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. The site began life as the Northern Convalescent Fever Hospital (or Northern Hospital)
Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, SussexBrighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County
Belmont Hospital, Sutton, SurreyBelmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse
1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge, WorcestershireThe infirmary of the Stourbridge Union workhouse at Kingswinford, Worcestershire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital when it became part of the 1st Southern General
Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts CemeteryA very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse
Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West YorkshireThe Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Edmonton Military Hospital, Edmonton, MiddlesexEdmonton Military Hospital, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. It later became part of the North Middlesex Hospital
St Margarets Hospital, Epping, EssexAerial view of St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, the site began life in 1837-8 as the Epping Union workhouse
Workhouse Infirmary, Havil Street, Camberwell, LondonThe administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles poor law infirmary on Havil Street (now St Giles Road) in south east London
Dorking Workhouse Infirmary, SurreyInfirmary of the Dorking Union workhouse, Surrey. The workhouse opened in 1841, with the infirmary being added in 1900. The site later became Dorking General Hospital
Union Workhouse, Cuckfield, SussexThe Cuckfield Union workhouse, erected in 1843 on Ardingley Road in Cuckfield, Sussex. The architects, Foden and Parker, produced a less severe design than used in earlier workhouses
Workhouse Infirmary, Cheadle, StaffordshireThe Cheadle Union workhouse infirmary, opened in 1902 on what is now Royal Walk, Cheadle, Staffordshire
New Banting Bed for Reducing the FigureThe New Banting Bed for Reducing the Figure. Cartoon by William Heath Robinson
The Jockey Fred ArcherFREDERICK JAMES ARCHER Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet. Date: 1857 - 1886
Coughs & Sneezes PosterHumorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII
Poster, SNCF to Plombieres Les Bains, Vosges, FrancePoster, SNCF to Plombieres Les Bains (spa), Vosges, France, five hours from Paris. circa 1935
Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens HospitalChristmas comes but once a year -- a scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital, founded in Southwark, London, in 1869. A sick little girl is visited by her mother and younger sister
Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimmingAdvertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)
Advert for Ovaltine, 1927 stressing sport, vitality and health showing seaside, swimming scene Date: 1927
State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USAView of the State Insane Asylum (now the Austin State Hospital), Austin, Texas, USA. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. Date: circa 1905
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson, WW1Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883-1932), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cromartie, society figure, danced and promoter of the healthy benefits of exercise
County Lunatic Asylum, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireAerial view of the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. The asylum, designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, was opened in 1853
Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, EssexThe entrance to Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex. The hospital began life in 1839 as the Romford Union workhouse, designed by Francis Edwards
Booth Hall Infirmary, ManchesterAerial view of Booth Hall Infirmary, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester. Booth Hall was built in 1908 as an infirmary for the Prestwich Union but
Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1920sA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - Sokol Rally in Prague 1929A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - 6th All Sokol Rally in PragueA rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic and athletic demonstrations - usually mass-participation)
Czech Republic - 9th All Sokol Rally in Prague 19329th All Sokol Rally in Prague 1932. A rally to promoting public exercise as a way to stimulate national self importance (through organised gymnastic)
Union Workhouse Infirmary, Kings Norton, WorcestershireThe pavilion-plan infirmary erected in 1897 adjacent to the Kings Norton Union workhouse on what is now Raddlebarn Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, south west of Birmingham
Womens League of Health & BeautyPage from The Sketch reporting on the Womens League of Health and Beauty, who were in the midst of preparing for a big display at the Royal Albert Hall in 1934
Cleanliness - Health - The Truest Wealth - promotional postcard for the Health & Cleanliness Council (HCC) - 5 Tavistock Square, London. Date: circa late 1920s
Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread DiseasesMinistry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief
Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849The Italianate exterior of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London). The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly
Sister and patient, Convalescent Police Seaside Home, HoveA nursing sister and her patient in the surgery of the Convalescent Police Seaside Home at 205 Kingsway, Hove, East Sussex
Poster, The Magic of Soap and Water. Coo... is that me with the dirt off? Showing a boy admiring his nice clean face in a soap bubble. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. circa 1940s
Poster, Don t be afraid of Soap and Water. Showing a little boy welcoming a humanised jug and a bar of soap. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century
Voting on the National Health Service Act, 1948Counting of votes in the British Medical Association plebiscite on the National Health Service Act at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London. 1948
Reading War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireDuring the First World War, the Reading Union workhouse (opened 1867) on Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, was used as a military hospital
Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west LondonAdministration block of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London (originally in Surrey), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment
Union Workhouse, Bakewell, DerbyshireBakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow