The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: view from the street. Wood engraving by J.S. Heaviside after B. Sly, 1860.

The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: aerial view. Wood engraving, 1859.

Notes on the Cancer Hospital (Free), Brompton / by Lady John Manners.

1 folded sheet (4 page) : illustrations ; 23 cm

The Cancer Hospital (free) : Founder- William Marsden, M.D. Brompton, S.W., for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous disease the only special refuge for the poor persons afflicted with this fearful disease, who are admitted free, without letters of recommendation.

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Cancer Hospital (London, England)

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The Cancer Hospital (free) : Founder- William Marsden, M.D. Brompton, S.W., for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous disease the only special refuge for the poor persons afflicted with this fearful disease, who are admitted free, without letters of recommendation.

Notes on the Cancer Hospital (Free), Brompton / by Lady John Manners.

The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: aerial view. Wood engraving, 1859.

The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: view from the street. Wood engraving by J.S. Heaviside after B. Sly, 1860.

Cancer Hospital (London, England)

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The Cancer Hospital (free) : Founder- William Marsden, M.D. Brompton, S.W., for the treatment of the poor afflicted with cancerous disease the only special refuge for the poor persons afflicted with this fearful disease, who are admitted free, without letters of recommendation.

Notes on the Cancer Hospital (Free), Brompton / by Lady John Manners.

The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: aerial view. Wood engraving, 1859.

The Free Cancer Hospital, Kensington, London: view from the street. Wood engraving by J.S. Heaviside after B. Sly, 1860.

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