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Cottage hospital
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A cottage hospital is a mostly obsolete type of small hospital, most commonly found in the United Kingdom.
Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital in Acton, London. Built c. 1900, it was funded by John Passmore Edwards.
Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital in Acton, London. Built c. 1900, it was funded by John Passmore Edwards.
A cottage hospital in Ruyigi, Burundi
A cottage hospital in Ruyigi, Burundi
Accounts of Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital, west Middlesex, published June 1913. For the year 1912–1913 the hospital treated
Accounts of Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital, west Middlesex, published June 1913. For the year 1912–1913 the hospital treated 46; of which 24 from Harlington; 18 Harmondsworth; 2 Cranford; with 2 passers by who had accidents.
Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital's 1912–1913 patient list.
Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital's 1912–1913 patient list.
Lock hospital
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A lock hospital was an establishment that specialised in treating sexually transmitted diseases. They operated in Britain and its colonies and territories from the 18th century to the 20th.
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…of the Monasteries in 1536–40, only a few hospitals remained in use: St Thomas', St Bartholomew's, the Bethlehem Hospital for the insane and two lock hospitals for the treatment of syphilis. From the mid-16th century until the Voluntary Hospital Movement in the early part of the 18th century there was a dearth…
Cartoon showing inmates of a lock hospital, 1802. The man at left is undergoing paracentesis (draining of fluid from the abdomen). In the centre, one
Cartoon showing inmates of a lock hospital, 1802. The man at left is undergoing paracentesis (draining of fluid from the abdomen). In the centre, one patient reads handbills for quack medicines. At right, a prosperous and smug apothecary (pharmacist) rides in a coach with footmen; his family motto is Memento mori, "remember you shall die."
London Lock Hospital, 1831
London Lock Hospital, 1831