Stories
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Florence Nightingale, Victorian design and the treatment of Covid-19
Discover how the design of Britain’s Nightingale hospitals, set up during the first national lockdown, is based closely on Florence Nightingale’s pioneering ideas for the most effective hospital layout.
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The art of soundproof design
Too much noise is more than annoying – it has serious negative effects on health and cognitive ability. Find out how designers and architects are mitigating the downsides of sound.
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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Confusion, guilt, and the battle to breastfeed
Most new mums are told that breast is best. But breastfeeding doesn’t always come as easily or naturally as you might imagine.
Catalogue
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Notes on hospitals / by Florence Nightingale.
Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.Date: 1863- Books
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Design no. 1 for a marine hospital on the western waters to accommodate 100 patients.
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855.Date: [1837?]- Books
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Design no. 2 for a marine hospital on the western waters to accommodate 50 patients.
Mills, Robert, 1781-1855.Date: [1837?]- Books
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Approved plans and specifications for post hospitals / Surgeon General's Office.
United States. Surgeon-General's Office.Date: 1877- Books
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Étude sur les hôpitaux sous tentes / par I. Schatz.
Schatz, I.Date: 1870