Add to ORKG“Leper hospital. Two wards, accommodation for 25+.” Landscape view showing a ridge of land on which sits the leper wards, patients stand outside. The leper wards were built on a spur of land called Gatheru, above the Kamara valley, and were funded by the Mission to Lepers. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1947 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine
Exterior view of annexe buildings at the Chogoria hospital. The annexe huts provided accommodation f...
“Another view of the hospital.” Exterior view of the main hospital with orderlies and patients stand...
“New T.B. ward. Hospital.” Exterior view of a small wooden building with ventilation lattice work ar...
“Dr Irvine & the lepers.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients on the grass outside, Dr Irv...
“A group of lepers outside their ward.” Exterior view of the leper ward showing six patients, sittin...
“Leper hospital in 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Landscape view showing the ward in isolation...
“The leper ward. This is always full to overflowing. The results of modern treatment are most encour...
“Lepers being dressed.” Group portrait of medical dressers tending to patients. The Leprosy wards at...
“Leper camp, Chogoria, early days.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients sitting on beds ar...
“The leper dispensary. Hospital, leper work.” Exterior view of a small brick building with Dr Irvine...
“Some of our leper patients at the hospital.” Group portrait of patients and hospital staff outside ...
“Leprosy patients.” Portrait of an indigenous man showing symptoms of leprosy. Chogoria had a dedica...
“Leprosy patients.” ‘Mwaria in January 1950 after a year’s [sulphone] treatment.’ Portrait of an ind...
‘Leper patients. The two on the left are blind from leprosy.’ Group portrait of hospital patients st...
“Hospital as it was in 1928. New TB ward being built on right.” Exterior view of the hospital at Cho...
Exterior view of annexe buildings at the Chogoria hospital. The annexe huts provided accommodation f...
“Another view of the hospital.” Exterior view of the main hospital with orderlies and patients stand...
“New T.B. ward. Hospital.” Exterior view of a small wooden building with ventilation lattice work ar...
“Dr Irvine & the lepers.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients on the grass outside, Dr Irv...
“A group of lepers outside their ward.” Exterior view of the leper ward showing six patients, sittin...
“Leper hospital in 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Landscape view showing the ward in isolation...
“The leper ward. This is always full to overflowing. The results of modern treatment are most encour...
“Lepers being dressed.” Group portrait of medical dressers tending to patients. The Leprosy wards at...
“Leper camp, Chogoria, early days.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients sitting on beds ar...
“The leper dispensary. Hospital, leper work.” Exterior view of a small brick building with Dr Irvine...
“Some of our leper patients at the hospital.” Group portrait of patients and hospital staff outside ...
“Leprosy patients.” Portrait of an indigenous man showing symptoms of leprosy. Chogoria had a dedica...
“Leprosy patients.” ‘Mwaria in January 1950 after a year’s [sulphone] treatment.’ Portrait of an ind...
‘Leper patients. The two on the left are blind from leprosy.’ Group portrait of hospital patients st...
“Hospital as it was in 1928. New TB ward being built on right.” Exterior view of the hospital at Cho...
Exterior view of annexe buildings at the Chogoria hospital. The annexe huts provided accommodation f...
“Another view of the hospital.” Exterior view of the main hospital with orderlies and patients stand...
“New T.B. ward. Hospital.” Exterior view of a small wooden building with ventilation lattice work ar...