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Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh

Unknown, 1905, Photograph
Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh
Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh
Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh
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Item no
8984
Title
Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh
Description
A boy is examined by a doctor at the Tuberculosis Detection Clinic, Royal Victoria Dispensary, Edinburgh. The boy is striped to the waist and the doctor is examining his neck, aided by a nurse who is wearing a long white apron and a black bonnet. Large windows let light into the room and cast shadows on the floor. There is a fireplace with a calendar on it behind them and in front of them a table with medical equipment and books on it. A chair stands beside a wastepaper bin.
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Date
1905
Size
29 x 37 cm
Type
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection