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A patient complains to a visitor that he does not discuss with his doctor how he feels for fear of discouraging him. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1915.

A school medical officer trying to give a child an eye-test in front of a classroom of children. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1909.

A doctor examining a thermometer after taking the temperature of an elderly golfing fanatic. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1907.

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Townsend, F. H. (Frederick Henry), 1868-1920

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A doctor examining a thermometer after taking the temperature of an elderly golfing fanatic. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1907.

A patient complains to a visitor that he does not discuss with his doctor how he feels for fear of discouraging him. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1915.

A school medical officer trying to give a child an eye-test in front of a classroom of children. Wood engraving by F.H. Townsend, 1909.