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Illness Collection

Background imageIllness Collection: Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

Background imageIllness Collection: Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital

Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital
The figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813

Background imageIllness Collection: Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Part of Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

Background imageIllness Collection: West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Essex

West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Essex
West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, viewed across a small lake. The infirmary, better known as Whipps Cross Hospital

Background imageIllness Collection: Gout (Bunbury)

Gout (Bunbury)
No need for the sufferer from GOUT to wait till he gets to Hell - the devil gives him a foretaste of the torments that await him

Background imageIllness Collection: Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire
Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women

Background imageIllness Collection: Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Entrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

Background imageIllness Collection: Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland

Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Stobhill Hospital was erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronically sick poor, and for children

Background imageIllness Collection: Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, Norfolk

Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, Norfolk
The driveway up to Henstead Union workhouse at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836, was designed by John Brown

Background imageIllness Collection: John Keats / Last Illness

John Keats / Last Illness
JOHN KEATS English poet during his last illness

Background imageIllness Collection: Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham

Highcroft Hall Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham
An aerial view of Highcroft Hall Hospital on Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham. The hospital was originally opened in around 1870 as the Aston Union workhouse

Background imageIllness Collection: Coughs & Sneezes Poster

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster issued by the Ministry of Health during the Second World War and featuring a woman sneezing without catching the germs in a handkerchief

Background imageIllness Collection: Gout Devil Bites 1799

Gout Devil Bites 1799
A little devil sinks his teeth into the swollen foot of a gout sufferer

Background imageIllness Collection: Yakov Sverdlov

Yakov Sverdlov
YAKOV SVERDLOV Russian revolutionary, virtual creator of the new Soviet state : very active 1917-1919, but died of illness, cutting short an eminent career

Background imageIllness Collection: Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. E

Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. E
Stele of Roma the doorkeeper dedicated to Goddess Astarte. Limestone. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageIllness Collection: Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Empire Hotel, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Empire Hotel at Lowestoft, Suffolk, opened in 1900. In 1921 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and reopened the following year as a hospital for tuberculosis patients

Background imageIllness Collection: The Passenger Who Dared to Feel Sea-Sick on the Queen Mary

The Passenger Who Dared to Feel Sea-Sick on the Queen Mary
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a passenger, green at the gills with sea sickness being observed by his unsympathetic passengers on the Queen Mary ocean liner

Background imageIllness Collection: Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire

Langho Colony, Ribblesdale, Lancashire
Aerial view of the Langho Colony set up in 1906 by the Chorlton and Manchester Unions for the treatment of patients suffering from epilepsy

Background imageIllness Collection: Portrait of Ethel Le Neve

Portrait of Ethel Le Neve
Ethel Le Neve, Dr Crippens mistress. Dr Crippen, an American citizen, lived at 39 Hilldrop Cresent, Camden, London. He was accused of murdering his wife when she disappeared under suspicious

Background imageIllness Collection: Coughs & Sneezes Poster

Coughs & Sneezes Poster
Humorous poster from the Ministry of Health showing a man sneezing without a handkerchief on a London Underground train during WWII

Background imageIllness Collection: Typhoid Mary

Typhoid Mary
MARY MALLON, (1869-1938) known as Typhoid Mary; though herself healthy, she is a carrier of typhoid and, employed as a cook, infects 22, one of whom dies

Background imageIllness Collection: Ravages of Alcohol

Ravages of Alcohol
An illustration of how alcohol abuse affects the appearance and liver of a man through different stages of his life

Background imageIllness Collection: Scene at La Salpetriere in Paris

Scene at La Salpetriere in Paris
A scene at La Salpetriere, Paris, where Philippe Pinel orders the manacles removed from the mental patients

Background imageIllness Collection: Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital

Christmas scene at the Evelina Childrens Hospital
Christmas 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

Background imageIllness Collection: Saint John of God, 1883. Sculpture by Agapit Vallmitjana i B

Saint John of God, 1883. Sculpture by Agapit Vallmitjana i Barbany (1833-1905). Hospital of Saint John of God. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageIllness Collection: Cephos cold and flu powder advertisement

Cephos cold and flu powder advertisement
Advert for Cephos cold and flu powder depicting a poorly looking woman, dressed rather smartly, and standing, hanging onto a strap on a bus or tube train

Background imageIllness Collection: Mrs Florence Emily Hardy

Mrs Florence Emily Hardy
Florence Emily Hardy, nee Dugdale, second wife of the novelist Thomas Hardy, pictured in 1914. Florence was Hardys secretary and herself a write of childrens books

Background imageIllness Collection: Gout Man Fishes at Home

Gout Man Fishes at Home
Unable to go fishing due to his painful gout, a sufferer casts his rod into a barrel of fish, in the comfort of his living room

Background imageIllness Collection: Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and Girl

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus and Girl
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus healing the Rich Mans Liittle Daughter

Background imageIllness Collection: Caterham Asylum, Surrey

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Aerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons

Background imageIllness Collection: Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Background imageIllness Collection: King George V in ambulance on his way to Bognor

King George V in ambulance on his way to Bognor
King George V in an ambulance on his way to Bognor, where he went to recuperate during an illness. circa 1928

Background imageIllness Collection: Craigweil House, Bognor Regis - where George V Convalesced

Craigweil House, Bognor Regis - where George V Convalesced
Craigweil House, Bognor Regis, West Sussex - where George V convalesced between February 9th 1929 and May 15th 1929. The house had to be pulled down in 1938 following a fire Date: 1935

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor, nurse and patient - rising temperature Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Doctor, nurse and patient - rising temperature Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: King Edward VII - last visit to Biarritz

King Edward VII - last visit to Biarritz
King Edward VII conversing with the Marquis de Soveral, during his final visit to Biarritz in 1910 - he would die just weeks later. 1910

Background imageIllness Collection: Shell-shocked Italian soldier with bandage, WW1

Shell-shocked Italian soldier with bandage, WW1
Shell-shocked Italian soldier with bandage, travelling in a railway compartment, First World War. Drawing by Robert Sargeant Austin. circa 1918

Background imageIllness Collection: Satire on polluted water supply in London

Satire on polluted water supply in London
Fun makes a comment on diseased water supply. 18 August 1866

Background imageIllness Collection: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal healing a sick woman, circa 1799

Saint Elizabeth of Portugal healing a sick woman, circa 1799
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336). Queen of Portugal. Saint Elizabeth of Portugal healing a sick woman, circa 1799. By Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid

Background imageIllness Collection: Pigs dancing before King Louis XI of France during his illne

Pigs dancing before King Louis XI of France during his illness Date: circa 1480s

Background imageIllness Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at Farewell Benefit

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at Farewell Benefit
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, performing a final song at his Farewell Benefit at Drury Lane Theatre, London, sitting on a chair as he was too weak to stand Date: 1828

Background imageIllness Collection: RMS Titanic - recipe book owned by William Proctor

RMS Titanic - recipe book owned by William Proctor, brother of Titanic chef Charles Proctor. Hardbound volume with his name and date written on the front

Background imageIllness Collection: Recording the nation's anxiety outside Buckingham Palace in London

Recording the nation's anxiety outside Buckingham Palace in London. Waiting for a bulletin notifying of the development of King Edward illness. Date: May 1910

Background imageIllness Collection: Children of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena of Spain

Children of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Ena of Spain
Photographic postcard showing the three eldest children of King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) and Queen Ena of Spain (1887-1969)

Background imageIllness Collection: DEATH OF LOUIS IX

DEATH OF LOUIS IX
Louis IX dies (of illness) while leading a crusade near Tunis : his body is brought home to France by his son, Philippe III le Hardi. Date: August 1270

Background imageIllness Collection: SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD

SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD English journalist and author, much liked and respected ; tragically, when his wife dies of illness, he will take his own life in a fit of delirium. Date: 1804 - 1845

Background imageIllness Collection: PESTILENCE/BIBLICAL ERA

PESTILENCE/BIBLICAL ERA
Illustration showing those afflicted with pestilence of biblical era, Israel

Background imageIllness Collection: A touch of gout - an elderly gentleman mops his brow whilst his wife

A touch of gout - an elderly gentleman mops his brow whilst his wife and young daughter attend to him Date: Nineteenth century

Background imageIllness Collection: A gouty invalid angrily rings for his manservant, presumably to fetch him some more port

A gouty invalid angrily rings for his manservant, presumably to fetch him some more port! Date: 18th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Victims of the Black Death plague in 1349

Victims of the Black Death plague in 1349
Victims of the Black Death Date: 1349

Background imageIllness Collection: FAURE (1841-1899)

FAURE (1841-1899)
FRANCOIS-FELIX FAURE French statesman, dies of a sudden attack of illness 16 February 1899 Date: 1841-1899

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor and patient Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Doctor and patient Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Wife, sick husband and doctor Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Wife, sick husband and doctor Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor and nurse, operating theatre Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Doctor and nurse, operating theatre Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Two women discuss illness Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two women discuss illness Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Original Artwork - cartoon strip - Simply Simon ill in bed

Original Artwork - cartoon strip - Simply Simon ill in bed
Original Artwork for a Simply Simon cartoon strip - Simon ill in bed, trying to be a good dog. Iris Chick had a regular cartoon spot for Simon in Tail-Wagger magazine in the late 1930s

Background imageIllness Collection: Original Artwork - Novelty Greetings card design - Medicine

Original Artwork - Novelty Greetings card design - Medicine
Original Artwork - Novelty Greetings card design with bottle of Tonic and Prescription tag. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Postcard design - A Colds a horrid thing to get

Postcard design - A Colds a horrid thing to get. Little girl blowing her nose with a handkerchief. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse

Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Postcard design artwork - Get well soon

Postcard design artwork - Get well soon. A child in bed is offered a spoonful of medicine by their pet Scottie Dog. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Postcard design artwork - Get well quick

Postcard design artwork - Get well quick! A parent (bearing grapes) and a nurse (with a pot plant!) fussing and petting an ill young child in bed. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Postcard design - Sick child wrapped in blanket

Postcard design - Sick child wrapped in blanket
Postcard design artwork - Young boy (possibly a little poorly) huddled up in a check blanket. Date: circa 1937

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor visits patient, wife misunderstands

Comic postcard, Doctor visits patient, wife misunderstands Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor, nurse and bandaged patient

Comic postcard, Doctor, nurse and bandaged patient Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Scotsman providing sea breezes

Comic postcard, Scotsman providing sea breezes
Comic postcard, Scotsman providing his wife with sea breezes on the cheap Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness on a boat Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sea sickness on a boat Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat

Comic postcard, Sea sickness in a rowing boat Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Sea sickness on board ship Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Sea sickness on board ship Date: 20th century
humorous, fun, funny, comic, card, postcard, british, donald, mcgill, man, men, unhappy, sea, holiday, holidays, sick, ill, illness, seasick, seasickness, sickness, deck, board, ship, cruise, travel

Background imageIllness Collection: c. 1880s Japan - doctor and patient

c. 1880s Japan - doctor and patient

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Steward and sick man on board ship

Comic postcard, Steward and sick man on board ship Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - picture postcard collecting

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - picture postcard collecting. Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - betting systems. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - betting systems. Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Triplets. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Triplets. Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Politics. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Politics. Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Young woman on board ship

Comic postcard, Young woman on board ship. The Diary of a Cruise! Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Comic postcard, Doctor visits sick man, wife misunderstands

Comic postcard, Doctor visits sick man, wife misunderstands Date: 20th century

Background imageIllness Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a Billingsgate fishwoman with a basket on her head. Death and the Fishwoman. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by

Background imageIllness Collection: Ernest Bevin giving speech at East Woolwich

Ernest Bevin giving speech at East Woolwich
Ernest Bevin giving a speech to socialist workers at his East Woolwich constituency after a period of illness. Continuing as foreign secretary

Background imageIllness Collection: Advert for Milton against influenza 1918

Advert for Milton against influenza 1918
Advertisement for Milton sterilising fluid, recommended for preventing and relieving influenza at a time when Spanish flu was rapidly spreading across the world. 1918

Background imageIllness Collection: Cartoon, Wilson Barrett and G R Sims, Called Back

Cartoon, Wilson Barrett and G R Sims, Called Back
Cartoon, Called Back. Wilson Barrett (left), actor, manager and playwright - Glad to have you back, Mr Sims. George Robert Sims (right), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist

Background imageIllness Collection: Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Stead

Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Stead
Cartoon portrait, James Hurst Stead (1828?-1886), comic singer, music hall performer. Disabled: Now is the time to give him a helping hand

Background imageIllness Collection: Scene in a doctors waiting room, London

Scene in a doctors waiting room, London. 1892

Background imageIllness Collection: Reporters waiting for news of Queen Victoria 1901

Reporters waiting for news of Queen Victoria 1901
Reporters outside Osborne House waiting for news on the illness of Queen Victoria. 1901



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