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Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. Artist: Unknown

Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. Artist: Unknown

1-156-171 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, 1871. This was under the management of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and was built to meet the needs of the epidemic of the winter of 1870 to 1871. This shows a 'Nightingale' ward with windows opening top and bottom. With identical windows on the opposite side, ventillation could be adjusted. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 1871).

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Florence Nightingale: British: Nurse, founder of trained nursing as a profession for women
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  1. Engraving
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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Camden Hampstead

  1. 51 33 00 N , 000 11 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3677x2850
File Size : 30,702kb

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  1. 007437
  1. 007437
  1. 0460001822
  1. 1-156-171
  1. 1156171
  1. 1822
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