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STRANGE MEDICAL DEVICES - CERAMIC DOLL USED TO ILLUSTRATE PEOSPECTIVE MEDICAL TREATMENTS - UK - 1930-1950
Ceramic doll to illustrate prospective treatments, England, 1930-1950
This doll comes from the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopedic Hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, where it was used to show child patients and their family the treatment they were about to be given.
Opened in 1908, the hospital specialized in treating children with orthopedic conditions caused by TB and polio. Here, the doll has a splint on its arm. Splints help keep injured or diseased bones in position so they heal correctly.
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