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Health Collection (page 6)

Background imageHealth Collection: Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, Kent

Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, Kent
The military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing

Background imageHealth Collection: Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
The Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as

Background imageHealth Collection: Darenth Schools and Training Colony, Kent

Darenth Schools and Training Colony, Kent
The Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Background imageHealth Collection: Union Infirmary, Bagthorpe, Nottingham

Union Infirmary, Bagthorpe, Nottingham
The front of the Nottingham Union Infirmary at Bagthorpe with staff standing outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall, the infirmary and its accompanying workhouse were opened in 1903

Background imageHealth Collection: COLIN IN SECRET GARDEN

COLIN IN SECRET GARDEN
Colin recovers his health

Background imageHealth Collection: Student Nurses 1940S

Student Nurses 1940S
Four young British student nurses making notes together from medical textbooks

Background imageHealth Collection: Dispenser at London Hospital, Whitechapel

Dispenser at London Hospital, Whitechapel
A dispenser at the London Hospital, Whitechapel, East London, pouring some liquid from a jug into a smaller container

Background imageHealth Collection: Victorian Wallpaper - in popular emerald green - which contained poisonous arsenic

Victorian Wallpaper - in popular emerald green - which contained poisonous arsenic. William Morris, famed for his wallpaper designs

Background imageHealth Collection: City of London Workhouse, Bow Road, East London

City of London Workhouse, Bow Road, East London
Situated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road in East London, the City of London Union Workhouse opened in 1849. The palatial building, designed by Richard Tress

Background imageHealth Collection: City of London Infirmary, Bow Road, East London

City of London Infirmary, Bow Road, East London
Situated where Mile End Road continues as Bow Road, the City of London Union Infirmary (now St Clement's Hospital) opened in 1849 as the City of London Union workhouse

Background imageHealth Collection: Poster, Healthful Hartlepool

Poster, Healthful Hartlepool, seaside resort in County Durham, natural beauties unsurpassed. Date: circa 1910

Background imageHealth Collection: The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong

The Walled City of Kowloon, Hong Kong. This illegally-built block was demolished in 1994 because of health fears, It was largely ungovernable

Background imageHealth Collection: Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria

Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHealth Collection: Eleven British Public Schoolgirls in their PE Gymslips

Eleven British Public Schoolgirls in their PE Gymslips. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHealth Collection: Gymnastics

Gymnastics
Page from Larousse Encyclopedia showing various disciplines in gymnastics showing a selection of intriguing equipment and exercises performed thereon! Date: 1930

Background imageHealth Collection: Mud Therapy at a spa in Italy

Mud Therapy at a spa in Italy
Mud bath (bed!) therapy treatment at a Spa at Acqui Terme, a city and comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the province of Alessandria (see: 10644815) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHealth Collection: Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date

Comic postcard, Large woman exercising on the beach, with warning from inspector Date: 20th century

Background imageHealth Collection: Annotated illustration warning about the dangers of tight laced corsets on the female

Annotated illustration warning about the dangers of tight laced corsets on the female body. Date: 1906

Background imageHealth Collection: Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf

Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf, eat vegetables daily to enjoy good health. circa 1945

Background imageHealth Collection: Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack

Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton, formerly Prunella Stack, with some of her students and teachers at the rehearsal of the Womens League of Health and Beauty for the first peace-time rally in Regents Park

Background imageHealth Collection: 1970 Commonwealth Games Nursing Team

1970 Commonwealth Games Nursing Team. Five nurses (one male) running on track Date: 1970

Background imageHealth Collection: Ernest King and other Marland Hospital Staff

Ernest King and other Marland Hospital Staff, including six male nurses. Reverse reads Ernest King is 2nd row centre. Charge Nurse Marland Hospital nr Rochdale, Lancs. Approx 1949. Date: circa 1949

Background imageHealth Collection: A large memorail bronze relief of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894

A large memorail bronze relief of Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on the west wall of the Moray Aisle (1904) in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland

Background imageHealth Collection: Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Wokingham, Berkshire, WW1

Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Wokingham, Berkshire, WW1
Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Bearwood, Wokingham, Berkshire. Date: 1917

Background imageHealth Collection: Old man on hospital bed, Jaipur

Old man on hospital bed, Jaipur
An old man squats on his bed and snoozes in a hospital in Jaipur, India Date: 1987

Background imageHealth Collection: St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Surgery Waiting Hall

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Surgery Waiting Hall
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Surgery Waiting Hall. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHealth Collection: St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Mary Ward

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Mary Ward
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Mary Ward. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHealth Collection: St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Staircase

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - Staircase
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - Staircase with wall painting by Hogarth - now extensively restored to its former glory. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHealth Collection: St Bartholomews Hospital, London - An operating Theatre

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - An operating Theatre
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - An operating Theatre. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHealth Collection: St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Dispensary

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Dispensary
St Bartholomews Hospital, Farringdon, City of London - The Dispensary Date: circa 1907

Background imageHealth Collection: S. F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Bro?

S. F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Bro?
S.F. Cody, right, as a ?strike-breaker?, arrived at Brooklands from Aldershot, drinking the health of the aviators on strike circa 1911

Background imageHealth Collection: German Men at an open air spa

German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHealth Collection: Chamber pot

Chamber pot
Glazed earthenware chamber pot with painted and gilded decoration of suspended pendants and festoons of pink roses. Manufactured in England c.1916

Background imageHealth Collection: Employees performing Rhythmic Dancing - Bournville Works

Employees performing Rhythmic Dancing - Bournville Works
Cadbury's Bournville Works - Birmingham - Employees performing Rhythmic Dancing. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHealth Collection: Advert, Robinson's patent Barley & Groats

Advert, Robinson's patent Barley & Groats - Have you seen our Baby?

Background imageHealth Collection: CWS advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health

CWS advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health
CWS (Cooperative Wholesale Society) advert, White Olive Soap for Beauty and Health Date: 1920s

Background imageHealth Collection: Syphilis in the UK population, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis in the UK population, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: The Syphilis organism, 1920s projection slide

The Syphilis organism, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: Syphilis treatment in the US Navy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment in the US Navy, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: Syphilis treatment, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: How syphilis is passed on, 1920s projection slide

How syphilis is passed on, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: Symptom of Syphilis, 1920s projection slide

Symptom of Syphilis, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: Venereal Disease, 1920s projection slide

Venereal Disease, 1920s projection slide

Background imageHealth Collection: A funfair at the Vale of Health, Hampstead, London

A funfair at the Vale of Health, Hampstead, London, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageHealth Collection: St Michael's and St Faith's, Burrswood Hospital, Kent

St Michael's and St Faith's, Burrswood Hospital, Kent
St Michael's and St Faith's, Burrswood Christian Hospital, Groombridge, Kent Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHealth Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Good Health!

WW2 Christmas Card, Good Health!
A WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration portrays a Royal Navy sailor downing a drink to good health with a Gliderborne troop. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHealth Collection: WW2 Greetings Card, No Careless Talk

WW2 Greetings Card, No Careless Talk
A WW2 greetings card, This is no careless talk - it's a sincere wish for your good health! The illustration portrays a Scottish terrier dressed in a traditional kilt uniform having a drink with a



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