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Wimbledon Isolation Hospital, Gap Road, Wimbledon

Wimbledon Isolation Hospital, Gap Road, Wimbledon

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Area Wimbledon Park
Picture Reference Wim_​35_​4-2
Original Format Photo
Notes / History Isolation hospitals were set up to treat people with infectious diseases such as scarlet fever and tuberculosis and smallpox. They also served to contain the disease, limiting their spread.

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