Caption

Ward in the smallpox hospital in Hampstead. This hospital was run by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built for the epidemic in the winter of 1870-1871. The picture shows a Nightingale ward with windows opening upwards and downwards. With identical windows on the opposite side, ventilation could be adjusted. From The Illustrated London News, 1871, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Dec 29, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25B70_005

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No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

44,9Mb (5,7Mb) / 15,0in x 11,6in / 4500 x 3487 (300dpi)

Keywords

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