Creepy photos of Early 20th Century British Hospitals

An X-ray machine in operation, 1913 (unknown hospital)

An X-ray machine in operation, 1913 (unknown hospital)

The operating room in the new medical facility at Shepherd's Bush Post Graduate Medical School - London - 1935

The operating room in the new medical facility at Shepherd’s Bush Post Graduate Medical School – London – 1935

Massage Room, Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham 1918/19

Massage Room, Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham 1918/19

Cricketer, Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton, 1916

Cricketer, Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton, 1916

Baby incubators at Crystal Palace hospital c.1910

Baby incubators at Crystal Palace hospital c.1910

A nurse uses the 'Orthoptoscope' on a young child to cure her 'squint' at Moorfields eye hospital, 1935.

A nurse uses the ‘Orthoptoscope’ on a young child to cure her ‘squint’ at Moorfields eye hospital, 1935.

Catherine Gladstone Convalescent Home, Mitcham.

Catherine Gladstone Convalescent Home, Mitcham.

Kitchens at Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol 1918

Kitchens at Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol 1918

National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart  Image from the 'Illustrated War News' 1916.

National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart Image from the ‘Illustrated War News’ 1916.

National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart  Image from the 'Illustrated War News' 1916

Lydia Ward at Guy's Hospital, 1907.

Lydia Ward at Guy’s Hospital, 1907.

ECG performed at National Heart Hospital, London 1916.

ECG performed at National Heart Hospital, London 1916.

Children on a hospital balcony, Rochdale c.1905.

Children on a hospital balcony, Rochdale c.1905.

Sussex County Hospital, Red Cross Nurses during ww1.

Sussex County Hospital, Red Cross Nurses during ww1.

Kitchener Hospital, with Corporal Patterson and Private Foster, May 1916 x-ray room, Brighton.

Kitchener Hospital, with Corporal Patterson and Private Foster, May 1916 x-ray room, Brighton.

St Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill, Operating Theatre c.1925.

St Andrew’s Hospital, Dollis Hill, Operating Theatre c.1925.

Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom 1918.

Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom 1918.

The Whirlpool Baths, Manor Hospital, Hamsptead 1920.

The Whirlpool Baths, Manor Hospital, Hamsptead 1920.

Royal Bath Mineral Water Hospital, Electrical treatment ww1.

Royal Bath Mineral Water Hospital, Electrical treatment ww1.

Leeds Women and Childrens Hospital.

Leeds Women and Childrens Hospital.

President Ward, St Bartholomews Hospital c.1909

President Ward, St Bartholomews Hospital c.1909

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry c.1910.

Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry c.1910.

Finsen Light treatment, London Hospital

Finsen Light treatment, London Hospital

Finsen lamp used for Lupus, London Hospital 1906.

Finsen lamp used for Lupus, London Hospital 1906.

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