Illness Collection (page 6)

The Park Hospital, Hither Green, London
Kitchens of the Park Hospital, Hither Green, south east London. Uniformed staff cook food on a large range. The only man present operates a large mincing machine

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Prince George (Duke of Kent) and Prince John
Prince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942) and Prince John (1905-1919), two of the sons of the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King George V and Queen Mary

Lourdes - Pilgrims Shelter
Lourdes, France - the interior of the pilgrims shelter. Believers line the interior of the building, seated in bath chairs

Leavesden Asylum, Hertfordshire
Male attendants in a ward at the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Leavesden near Abbots Langley in Hertfordshire. The Asylum, with its twin at Caterham

Joseph Chamberlain at Cannes, France
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Liberal politician, with his wife Mary at Cannes, France. He was convalescing following a stroke, and is seen here in a bath chair

Central London Sick Asylum, Colindale, Hendon, London
Distant view of the Central London District Sick Asylum at Colindale, Hendon, North London, opened in 1900 for infectious cases from poor law authorities in central London

Dr Barnardos Homes Hospital, Stepney Causeway, London
Patients and nurses in the hospital at the Dr Barnardos home for boys opened in 1870 at 18-26 Stepney Causeway, East London

Panic in a railway carriage
Passengers flee a railway carriage in Florida after a female passenger shows symptoms of Yellow fever

Manisa on the Meander, Turkey - Lunatic Asylum
Inmates of Hadji-Hassans famous lunatic asylum at Manisa (Magnesia), Turkey. On the Meander River - from which the word meander comes from

Leopold I Acclaimed
Though republican feelings are strong in the country, Leopold I is still generally popular and when he returns to Brussels after an illness he is enthusiastically acclaimed

Prince of Wales at Nairobi station
The Prince of Wales in his safari kit. The Prince returned early from an African trip, when he received news of King George Vs illness in 1928. Edward, born in 1894, was Georges eldest son

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The latest accounts of the Prince of Wales illness. The Prince of Wales was residing at Sandringham House during his long illness while daily reports were released of his condition

Queen Mary at the Royal Free Hospital, taking over royal duties during George Vs illness. Formerly Princess May of Teck, she married King George V in 1893 and devoted much of her time to charity

Queen Mary and Princess Mary
Princess Mary, accompanying Queen Mary on a hospital visit in 1928. George V suffered with illness during this period, with the Queen replacing him on frequent public engagements

Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace. Crowds w
Night scene outside the gates of Buckingham Palace during the illness of King George V, showing a queue of people waiting to read the latest bulletin

Convalescence
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a small monkey chewing an apple while looking after a convalescing Granpop the orang-utan

A Bastuto Witch Doctor
A sketch made from a photograph by Mr F. Armstrong. The Witch Doctor pictured is said to be highly regarded within his tribe

Fever Hallucination
Fever victim hallucinates an unknown woman

A Cure for Gout
The waistcoat pocket remedy for gout

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

Erik XIV of Sweden marrying Catharina Mansdotter
King Erik XIV of Sweden (son of Gustav Vasa, Gustav I) marrying his commoner mistress, Catharina (Karin) Mansdotter, after which he goes mad and is deposed

Events / Britain / 1789 / Giii
The Lord Mayor presents a sword to George III on his way to a service at St. Pauls to give thanks for his recovery from illness

Events / Britain / 1789
George III attends a service at St. Pauls to give thanks for his recovery from illness

Nebuchadnezzar Mad
Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, late in life suffers a mysterious illness which requires him to adopt a vegetarian diet, and his behaviour becomes animal like

Cod Liver Oil / Children
Advertisement for Mellins cod liver oil emulsion, for colds, coughs, chest ailments and wasting sickness

Thanksgiving Day 1872 (1
Edward acclaimed by the crowd as he rides to St Pauls Cathedral with his mother and his wife to thank God for his recovery from an illness

Thanksgiving Day 1872
Edward goes to St Pauls Cathedral with his mother and his wife to thank God for his recovery from an illness

Gout Symptoms on Hand
A close-up view of blisters on a gout sufferers hand

Mother by Sick Sons Bed
I have sinned, she repeated several times, by her sons bedside

Pros & Cons of Sickbed
The pleasure of lying in bed all day while convalescing is somewhat outweighed by inconvenience of dropping crumbs in the bed. Two little girls ruminate

A Gentle Emetic
A gentle emetic!

Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia
A Shaman of Yakutia, Siberia, calls on the tribal deities to heal a sick man

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

Gladstones illness, Downing Street, 1880
The scene at 10 Downing Street, Central London, as anxious enquirers wait for news of the condition of Prime Minister William Gladstone, recovering from a lung infection

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