Date:1908
Description:It is possible to see the surname of a child and their date of death in this photograph – Taylor 1905. The existence of the Orphanage’s graveyard is a physical reminder that child mortality was commonplace. Infectious diseases such as scarlet fever spread quickly in institutions where large numbers of children were brought into regular contact with each other.
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The Children’s Hospital Brick League was established in 1913. The League’s objective was to raise money ...
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Donor ref:BA&H: MS 3196 11/21 (110/2479)
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