Medical Collection (#91)

Union Workhouse, Williton, Somerset
The Williton Union workhouse, opened in 1840 on Long Street, Williton, Somerset. The building was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. The site later became Williton Hospital

St Pancras Workhouse Infirmary, London
The St Pancras workhouse infirmary, opened in 1885 on Cooks Terrace, Pancras Road, alongside the main workhouse. After an additional infirmary was opened at Highgate

Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital, Rutland
The Uppingham Auxiliary Hospital operated during World War One in the premises of the Uppingham Union workhouse, Leicester Road, Uppingham, Rutland

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, West London
The St Marylebone workhouse infirmary on Rackham Street, North Kensington, West London. The buildings, opened in 1881, were designed by Messrs Henry Saxon Snell and Son

Workhouse Fire Brigade, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
The workhouse fire brigade at Stoke on Trent - the firemen were all workhouse officers with other full-time duties. One of the officers sits on one of the brigades large ladders

St Lukes Hospital, Halifax, West Yorkshire
A birds eye view of St Lukes Hospital at Skircoat, Halifax, West Yorkshire, opened in 1901 as the Halifax Union workhouse infirmary

3rd Southern Hospital, Cowley Road, Oxford
A view of the long driveway of the 3rd Southern General Hospital (Cowley Section), Oxford, a First World War military hospital. A soldier in uniform stands at the gate

Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire

Union Workhouse, Battle, Sussex
The Battle Union workhouse, designed by Frederick Thatcher, was erected in 1840. It later became Battle Hospital

Union Workhouse, Axbridge, Somerset
The workhouse, designed by Samuel Welch, was erected in 1837 on West Street in Axbridge. It later became St Johns Hospital

Union Workhouse and Infirmary, Birmingham
Aerial view of the Birmingham Union workhouse and infirmary on Dudley Road, Birmingham. The workhouse, opened in 1852, is the cross-shaped building just above right of centre of the picture

Nurses Home, Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire
The Hailey Nurses Home at the Great Barr Park Colony, Staffordshire. The colony, for what were then termed mental defectives

North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, Middlesex
The North Middlesex Hospital at Tanners End, Edmonton, erected in 1910 as the infirmary of the Edmonton Union workhouse. During the First World War it operated as Edmonton Military Hospital

Union Workhouse Infirmary, East Preston, Sussex
The infirmary at the East Preston Union workhouse, Sussex. The workhouse was rebuilt in 1872-3 with the new infirmary and nurses home added in 1906

Hammersmith Hospital, London
Aerial view of Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, originally opened in 1905 as the Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary

Union Workhouse, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
The Peterborough Union Workhouse, Cambridgeshire, erected in 1836 on Thorpe Road in Peterborough. It was designed by Bryan Browning. The site later became Peterborough District Hospital

Union Workhouse Infirmary, Hambledon, Surrey
Infirmary building at the Hambledon Union workhouse in Surrey

Sinking an Artesian Well, Union Workhouse, Aylsham, Norfolk
The firm of F.H. Buckingham sinking an artesian well at Aylsham Union workhouse in 1923. The workhouse, designed by William J Donthorn, was erected in 1848-9 at Aylsham

Workhouse Infirmary, Kingston, Surrey
The infirmary at the Kingston Union workhouse, erected In 1897-9. During the First World War it was used for military casualties. In 1920, it was renamed Kingston and District Hospital

Sir Arthur Sloggett / Stamp
Sir ARTHUR THOMAS SLOGGETT (1857 - 1929), Director General of the Army Medical School (AMS)

Mission Doctor
Mission doctor in an outback camp in Australia

Lots of Legs 1921 4Of4
Men and womens legs, and lots of them - standing, walking. 4 of 4

Lots of Legs 1921 2Of4
Men and womens legs, and lots of them - standing, walking. 2 of 4

Lots of Legs 1921 3Of4
Men and womens legs, and lots of them - standing, walking. 3 of 4

Lots of Legs 1921 1Of4
Men and womens legs, and lots of them - standing, walking. 1 of 4

A District Nurse standing in the doorway of her single-storey thatched cottage

Grosvenor Hospital for Women, London
Grosvenor Hospital for Women, Vincent Square, Pimlico Borders, London. The Gibbons Ward

Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, London
Royal Army Medical College, Millbank, Westminster, London

Convalescing Woman 19C
A convalescent woman relaxes in her garden

Yawning is Catching
Yawning is catching

Jaw & Teeth 19C
Details of jaw and teeth

Retreat to Albania 1915
A medical team, led by Mrs St Clair Stobart (Mabel Ann Stobart Greenhalgh) rest during the retreat through the Albanian mountains by Serbian forces in the face of the Bulgarian advance

David Lloyd George - postcard
The Stamp that wants a lot of Licking. David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1916-22). This card comments on the National Health Insurance Act of 1911

Prince Leopold, 1872
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1855-1884) photographed in 1872. Leopold was the fourth son and eighth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Turkish Red Crescent Medical Orderly
Turkish Red Crescent Military Medical Orderly during World War One

Bma Approves Nhs
The British Medical Association special representative meeting lasts seven hours, and agrees to co- operate in the new national health service

Nhs Ballot Papers
Ballot papers are destroyed following the plebiscite of doctors organised by the B.M.A. The doctors voted overwhelmingly against the National Health Service Act

Dr Guy Dain Speaks / 1948
Dr H.Guy Dain, chairman of the British Medical Association, speaks at a special meeting in opposition to the terms of the proposed national health service

Medical School - Haida Pacha, Istanbul

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

For Valour : British Officers and N. C. Os who have been aw
From top left: 2nd Lieut David Nelson V.C. ( L Battery, R.H.A); Capt Theodore Wright. (Royal Engineers); Capt H.S. Ranken (Royal Army Medical Corps); Capt F.O. Grenfell (9th Lancers); Lieut J.H.S

Sleeping Couple
A couple sleep

Twisted Spine
19-year old Mary Elizabeth Houghtons twisted back excites the interest of surgeons

Work School for Blind
Men and women at a work school for the blind in Euston Road, London; some read Braille books, one man weaves baskets

Quack Doctor at Work
Dr Bossey, aided by a monkey and a jester, promoting the sales of his unique medications

Medical / Inhalers / 1892
Advertisement for Clarkes " Fairy" combination lamp, an aid to the treatment of influenza and bronchitis

Lunatic Asylum
LA SALPETRIERE Asylum founded in 1656, used especially for female patients, and later noted for the studies of hysteria by Charcot and others

Jenner / Inoculates Son
A statue of Edward Jenner inoculating his son against smallpox

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