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Homes for the hives of industry

By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.

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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

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Graveyards as green getaways

Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.

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An insider’s view of Play Well

Curator Shamita Sharmacharja offers behind-the-scenes insights into an exhibition about the serious business of play.

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  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: the dining area for the outdoor ward, being used for recreation. Photograph, 1921.
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: the outdoor area for the Escherich section. Photograph, 1921.
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: the dining area for the outdoor ward. Photograph, 1921.
  • Children having outdoor lessons at the Cresson Sanatorium for tuberculosis, Pennsylvania: the children are all stripped to the waist and are seated on the grass. Photograph, 1920/1940?.
  • Children doing outdoor exercises at the Mont Alto Sanatorium for tuberculosis, Pennsylvania: the children are stripped to the waist and some show the effects of heliotherapy on their skin. Photograph, 1920/1940?.
  • University Children's Hospital, Vienna: a row of girl patients, outdoors, being measured for height. Photograph, 1921.
  • Children playing at creating the effect of a wet day with bellows, watering-can and an umbrella. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
  • Children playing in their nursery: performing at and attending the theatre. Chromolithograph after E. Lees after A. Havers, 1890.
  • Three children automatically putting out their tongues for inspection upon meeting the family doctor in Kensington Gardens. Wood engraving after J. Leech, 1861.
  • A healthy boy, protected from tuberculosis by fresh air and exercise. Colour lithograph by André Wilquin, 1942.
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