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Background imageTreatment Collection: At an Advanced Dressing Station on the Western Front, Matania

At an Advanced Dressing Station on the Western Front, Matania
A horse-drawn Red Cross ambulance wagon arriving at an advanced dressing station behind the front lines on the Western Front

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Teeth of adults and children

Teeth of adults and children
The teeth of adults and children, shown in cross-section, individually, and in the mouth

Background imageTreatment Collection: St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London

St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London. circa 1905

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth

Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth. late 19th century

Background imageTreatment Collection: Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland

Union Workhouse, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland
Female lunatic inmates sit in an airing yard at the Cootehill Union Workhouse, County Cavan, Ireland

Background imageTreatment Collection: Crieff Hydropathic - Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Crieff Hydropathic - Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Crieff Hydro is a hotel in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland which opened in 1868 as the Crieff Hydropathic Establishment. Founded in 1868 by Dr Thomas Henry Meikle with an emphasis on exercise

Background imageTreatment Collection: Are you fond of horses - US Army - The Veterinary Corps inst

Are you fond of horses - US Army - The Veterinary Corps instructs you in their care and treatment, riding and driving. Poster showing a portrait of a horse and insignia of the Army Veterinary Corps

Background imageTreatment Collection: Pifco electric vibratory massager

Pifco electric vibratory massager
Beauty that is yours sincerely: 1950s electric vibratory massager, claiming to help you keep slim and trim, promotes a healthy scalp, affords relief for tired feet and many muscular aches and pains

Background imageTreatment Collection: Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk

Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk
The Guiltcross Union Workhouse, designed by William Thorold, was erected in 1836-7 at Kenninghall, Norfolk. After its closure in 1902 the site was acquired by the Rev Harold Burden

Background imageTreatment Collection: Withington Hospital, Manchester

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Background imageTreatment Collection: Walton Hospital, Liverpool

Walton Hospital, Liverpool
Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Background imageTreatment Collection: Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for

Background imageTreatment Collection: Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Children with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air

Background imageTreatment Collection: Girls on Sun Bed

Girls on Sun Bed
A group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s

Background imageTreatment Collection: Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London

Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London
Scene in Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London, with doctors, nurses and patients. circa 1905

Background imageTreatment Collection: German Massage Parlour

German Massage Parlour
Greetings from the Massage Parlour ! A young lady in spotty swimwear is treated (rather vigourously I would imagine) by a rather solid-looking Masseuse, who is kneading away at knots

Background imageTreatment Collection: Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London

Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, Highgate, London
The Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital, designed by Samuel Daukes, opened in 1850. In around 1896, after a new smallpox hospital opened at South Mimms

Background imageTreatment Collection: Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, Lancashire

Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, Lancashire
The approach to the Rochdale Union workhouse, opened in 1877 at Dearnley, near Rochdale, Lancashire. The site later became Birch Hill Hospital

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham

ASC Barracks, Grove Park, Lewisham
Entrance to the ASC (Army Service Corps) Barracks on Marvels Lane, Grove Park, Lewisham, south east London. Two officers and a large dog stand at the entrance

Background imageTreatment Collection: South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London

South Eastern Fever Hospital, New Cross, London
The South Eastern Fever Hospital was opened in 1877 on Avonley Road at New Cross, near Deptford in south east London. It was the fifth such hospital to be erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Background imageTreatment Collection: MAB First Ambulance Interior

MAB First Ambulance Interior
Interior of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals

Background imageTreatment Collection: Ewell Epileptic Colony, Epsom, Surrey

Ewell Epileptic Colony, Epsom, Surrey
Lime Villa at the Ewell Epileptic Colony, Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey. The colony, opened in 1903 by the London County Council, was later known as Ewell Mental Hospital and then as St Ebbas Hospital

Background imageTreatment Collection: Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London

Grove Park Hospital, Lewisham, south east London
Aerial view of the Grove Park Hospital, Marvels Lane, Lewisham, south east London. The buildings, designed by T & J Norman Dinwiddy, were erected in 1899-1902 as a workhouse for the Greenwich Union

Background imageTreatment Collection: Malvern Water Cure (8)

Malvern Water Cure (8)
(8 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern. Sitz Bath and wet sheet 6o clock winters morn. " This is delightful, very!!!"

Background imageTreatment Collection: Wiesbaden - Kochbrunen Hot Spring

Wiesbaden - Kochbrunen Hot Spring
Wiesbaden, Germany - Kochbrunen ( Cook Well ) Hot Spring. This building is the Pump Room. Date: 1913

Background imageTreatment Collection: Kensington Infirmary, West London

Kensington Infirmary, West London
The entrance to Kensington Infirmary on Wrights Lane (now Marloes Road) in West London. The infirmary, designed by Thomas W Aldwinckle, was built in 1893 by the poor law parish of St Mary Abbots

Background imageTreatment Collection: No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire

No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
Rear view of the entrance to the No. 1 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Reading Union Workhouse. Several uniformed soldiers can be seen, one on crutches

Background imageTreatment Collection: St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London

St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageTreatment Collection: Advert for Bellins Wonderstoen hair removal 1933

Advert for Bellins Wonderstoen hair removal 1933
Remove unwanted hair with this danity disc. Perfumed disc that is easy to use, passes over the affected part leaving the skin hair-free. Date: 1933

Background imageTreatment Collection: Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire

Union Workhouse, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
The Union workhouse erected in 1849-50 at Chamber Hills, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on what is now Fountain Street. The site is now Tameside Hospital

Background imageTreatment Collection: Queen Charlottes Hospital, Marylebone Road, London NW1

Queen Charlottes Hospital, Marylebone Road, London NW1
Queen Charlottes Maternity Hospital, Marylebone Road, London NW1. circa 1905

Background imageTreatment Collection: Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex

Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex
The entrance to Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex. The hospital began life in 1839 as the Romford Union workhouse, designed by Francis Edwards

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Combination Hospital, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Combination Hospital, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
The Greenock Combination Hospital was erected in 1906-7 on Inverkip Road, Greenock, to serve the combined burghs of Greenock, Port Glasgow, and Gourock. It later became known as Gateside Hospital

Background imageTreatment Collection: Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Background imageTreatment Collection: The Queens Ward, Middlesex Hospital, London

The Queens Ward, Middlesex Hospital, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageTreatment Collection: Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2

Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2
With the Blitz still at its height, Londons firefighters and fire support crews are removed to local hospitals for emergency treatment after receiving injuries fighting the fires started by enemy

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Camberwell Workhouse, East Dulwich, London

Camberwell Workhouse, East Dulwich, London
The administrative block of the Camberwell workhouse opened in 1895 on Constance Road, East Dulwich, south London. The building was designed by Thomas Aldwinckle

Background imageTreatment Collection: No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire

No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire
Staff and patients in Ward A13 at the No. 2 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Battle School, Cranbury Road, Reading

Background imageTreatment Collection: Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex

Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex
The entrance to the Highlands Hospital, Winchmore Hill, Enfield, Middlesex. The site began life as the Northern Convalescent Fever Hospital (or Northern Hospital)

Background imageTreatment Collection: Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire

Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire
The Bedale Union workhouse, erected in 1839 at South End, Bedale, North Yorkshire. Two ladies in large hats converse in the foreground

Background imageTreatment Collection: Radiography Treatment

Radiography Treatment
Vichy: Radiography session

Background imageTreatment Collection: Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent

Large group of male nurses and probable superintendent on steps of institution. Date: 1945-60

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Bethlem Hospital / 1926

Bethlem Hospital / 1926
or BETHLEM/BEDLAM HOSPITAL The oldest hospital for the treatment of the insane - after the First World War it was moved to Moorfields Date: 1926

Background imageTreatment Collection: Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment

Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex engine treatment which according to this advertisement - makes your car faster, smoother and cheaper to run. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Background imageTreatment Collection: British camp with medical dispensary, Western Front, WW1

British camp with medical dispensary, Western Front, WW1
A British camp with an open air medical dispensary on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTreatment Collection: Chiropractor - Dr. A Ortman of South Dakota

Chiropractor - Dr. A Ortman of South Dakota
Chiropractor - Dr. Amon S. Ortman (1892-1956) of South Dakota, USA - Founder of the Chiropractic Hotel & Clinic - practiced between 1918 and 1956 - developed the Ortman Technique

Background imageTreatment Collection: Chinese Pharmacy 1864

Chinese Pharmacy 1864
Traditional Chinese dispensaries have changed little over time. Herbs are weighed out in daily doses, and patients receive bags of herbs to last the treatment. Date: 1864

Background imageTreatment Collection: Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, south west London
Administration 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

Background imageTreatment Collection: Salford Union Infirmary / Hope Hospital

Salford Union Infirmary / Hope Hospital
Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Salford. The hospital was opened in 1882 as the Salford Union Infirmary, more usually known as Hope Hospital

Background imageTreatment Collection: Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey

Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Children stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital

Background imageTreatment Collection: Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey

Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
Birds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious

Background imageTreatment Collection: First aid hamper supplied by St Johns Ambulance

First aid hamper supplied by St Johns Ambulance
A large first aid hamper (ie first aid kit) for ambulance station and railway purposes, supplied by St Johns Ambulance Association

Background imageTreatment Collection: Wife Beats Husband 19C

Wife Beats Husband 19C
A wife beats her husband; a neighbour tries to restrain her

Background imageTreatment Collection: Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician
Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec, French physician, inventor of the stethoscope in 1816 at the Hopital Necker in Paris, where he was working at the time. Seen here using a stethoscope on a patient

Background imageTreatment Collection: Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885

Large operating room, Dental School, Paris, France 1885
Large operating room at the Dental School, Odontotechnical Institute, Paris, France. Date: 1885

Background imageTreatment Collection: DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE

DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE
Dumb Friends League Animal Hospital, Pimlico, London. A horse receiving treatment

Background imageTreatment Collection: Dog Dentist 1930S

Dog Dentist 1930S
Girls watching a dog undergoing a dental check at Bellmead Kennels, Old Windsor, Berkshire, England (the Country Annexe of Battersea Dogs Home). Date: early 1930s

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Gordon Hospital for Fistula etc. Pimlico

Gordon Hospital for Fistula etc. Pimlico
Gordon Hospital for Fistula etc. - Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, London

Background imageTreatment Collection: Horses being X-Rayed

Horses being X-Rayed
A horse being x-rayed at the Royal Veterinary College, Camden, London, using portable x-ray apparatus, which has proved invaluable in the treatment of animal ailments

Background imageTreatment Collection: Medical / Instruments / 1739

Medical / Instruments / 1739
Diagram to show the various methods used for opening veins and performing blood transfusions

Background imageTreatment Collection: Bleeding a Patient

Bleeding a Patient
A doctor bleeds his patient, widely supposed to be the answer to almost every malady of body or mind

Background imageTreatment Collection: Treating the Spine (3)

Treating the Spine (3)
Chair designed to correct deformities of the spine, holding neck and body in any desired position

Background imageTreatment Collection: Treating the Spine (1)

Treating the Spine (1)
Armchair designed to correct deformities of the spine : the patient can get on with her reading while treatment is in progress

Background imageTreatment Collection: Beauty Treatment, 1932

Beauty Treatment, 1932
Beauty Queen Gwen Stanllard, Miss England for 1932 having a beauty treatment

Background imageTreatment 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 imageTreatment Collection: Niger, West Africa - Baby receiving an enema

Niger, West Africa - Baby receiving an enema from his Mother. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageTreatment Collection: Syphilitic chancres on the face

Syphilitic chancres on the face. Indurated chancres to the forehead, eyelids, tongue and lips, and ecthymatous chancre to the chin. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Background imageTreatment Collection: Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris

Dr Jean-Martin Charcot, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris
The neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in a consulting room of the mental hospital Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. Patients wait for treatment with an electric current. Date: 1885

Background imageTreatment Collection: 1970 Commonwealth Games Nursing Team

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

Background imageTreatment Collection: Production line - penicillin production Imperial Chemical Industries - 4 May 1944

Production line - penicillin production Imperial Chemical Industries - 4 May 1944. Date: 1944

Background imageTreatment Collection: Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body

Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Maculated erythema on the torso after mercury treatment 1, and papular erythema before treatment 2. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Background imageTreatment Collection: Helena Rubinstein advertisement

Helena Rubinstein advertisement
Advertisement for Helena Rubinstein of Grafton Street, London, specifically hormone creams claiming to recreate vital glandular elements of " first youth". Date: 1932

Background imageTreatment Collection: Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff

Professor Lambert Rogers and Surgical Unit, Cardiff Royal Infirmary. Formal group of 16 men in white coats, two women in white coats, and two sisters



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