The treatment of diseases such as Lupus, a form of tuberculosis, with concentrated light is called Heliotherapy, after the Greek god of the Sun, Helios. Heliotherapy was a key part of the treatment of many diseases from the late 19th century, and here we see nurses - wearing protective tinted glasses - treating patients with Finsen Lamps, invented by the physician Niels Ryberg Finsen, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1903.
The (Royal) London Hospital was founded in 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary, moving to this location in Whitechapel in 1757. The hospital building dates to 1751 and was designed by architect Boulton Mainwaring.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Ward, Georgian Hospital, People At Work, Health And Welfare