The artificial sunlight room at the Belgrave Hospital for Children, showing children wearing goggles while receiving artificial light treatment

Date:
1928
Location:
Belgrave Hospital For Children, 1 Clapham Road, Kennington, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, Sw9
Reference:
BL29496
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
Not what you're looking for? Try a new search
How you can use our images.

Description

The Belgrave Hospital for Children was founded in 1866 with this hospital building being constructed between 1899 and 1926 to designs by Henry Percy Adams and Charles Holden. At the time this photograph was taken artificial sunlight treatment was used to treat rickets and other conditions.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Early 20th Century Hospital, Early 20th Century Childrens Hospital, Health And Welfare