“Leprosy patients.” Portrait of an indigenous man showing symptoms of leprosy. Chogoria had a dedicated leper’s ward, funded by the Mission to Lepers, which was situated on a spur of land called Gatheru. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1961 at the Chogoria mission which was established in 1922
“Examining a hospital patient.” Portrait of an indigenous man sitting on a bench outside as Dr Irvin...
“Sister bought wool & asked for volunteers to knit pull-overs for the leprosy patients (L.) Here the...
“A leper mother with child.” Portrait of mother and child lying on the grass. Kanja suffered for yea...
“Leprosy patients.” ‘Mwaria in January 1950 after a year’s [sulphone] treatment.’ Portrait of an ind...
“Lepers being dressed.” Group portrait of medical dressers tending to patients. The Leprosy wards at...
“Dr Irvine & the lepers.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients on the grass outside, Dr Irv...
“Leper hospital. Two wards, accommodation for 25+.” Landscape view showing a ridge of land on which ...
‘Leper patients. The two on the left are blind from leprosy.’ Group portrait of hospital patients st...
“Some of our leper patients at the hospital.” Group portrait of patients and hospital staff outside ...
“A group of lepers outside their ward.” Exterior view of the leper ward showing six patients, sittin...
“The leper ward. This is always full to overflowing. The results of modern treatment are most encour...
“Leper hospital in 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Landscape view showing the ward in isolation...
“M’rimi [Mwaria].” Portrait of [Obediah?] Mwaria saluting. Mwaria developed leprosy and was put on s...
“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...
“Examining a hospital patient.” Portrait of an indigenous man sitting on a bench outside as Dr Irvin...
“Sister bought wool & asked for volunteers to knit pull-overs for the leprosy patients (L.) Here the...
“A leper mother with child.” Portrait of mother and child lying on the grass. Kanja suffered for yea...
“Leprosy patients.” ‘Mwaria in January 1950 after a year’s [sulphone] treatment.’ Portrait of an ind...
“Lepers being dressed.” Group portrait of medical dressers tending to patients. The Leprosy wards at...
“Dr Irvine & the lepers.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients on the grass outside, Dr Irv...
“Leper hospital. Two wards, accommodation for 25+.” Landscape view showing a ridge of land on which ...
‘Leper patients. The two on the left are blind from leprosy.’ Group portrait of hospital patients st...
“Some of our leper patients at the hospital.” Group portrait of patients and hospital staff outside ...
“A group of lepers outside their ward.” Exterior view of the leper ward showing six patients, sittin...
“The leper ward. This is always full to overflowing. The results of modern treatment are most encour...
“Leper hospital in 1926.” “Pictures by Martin Johnson.” Landscape view showing the ward in isolation...
“M’rimi [Mwaria].” Portrait of [Obediah?] Mwaria saluting. Mwaria developed leprosy and was put on s...
“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...
“Examining a hospital patient.” Portrait of an indigenous man sitting on a bench outside as Dr Irvin...
“Sister bought wool & asked for volunteers to knit pull-overs for the leprosy patients (L.) Here the...
“A leper mother with child.” Portrait of mother and child lying on the grass. Kanja suffered for yea...