2,646 Comments for Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital

i think the only real use of that sign would be when someone walks to it and theres no elevator

rather fancy, considering this was a tb ward

The headrest was used for patients that didn't have good control of holding their heads up. For them to sit with their heads tipped forward was not conducive to big, full breaths.

In Greek and Roman mythology, the shell stood for prosperity and regeneration. It has also been used as a symbol for baptism.

Motts, as a long time lurker here i have to say this are outstanding pics. way to go.

Probably not so precise anymore...curious if things like this would still work after so many years...

History suspended...I love it!

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take a look at the photo here, maybe it's a portable inhalation set?

seriously, I agree with the nebulizer. I think it can't be a suction pump because it has a mask like the nebulizers and oxygen tanks have (on the left, in the bottom of the picture) and maybe a suction pump would have something like a catheter to insert to the airways of a TB patient

oh guys, focus, please. we all know it's a soap dispenser.

Wow....I'm speechless. Another fantastic gallery! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us again. You are truly gifted. :-)

I don't know why but it reminds me that chair in Snake Pit from Session 9.
Motts, are you sure you haven't heard any "Hello, Tom" when sightseeing? ; )

hey, isn't it a part of our new friend called Robinson's Pneumothorax apparatus?

A D, I think I see the foot hold or at least what's left of it there on the right of the table

KNEW it was a bathtub, but first impression was a carcass. Pig was my initial thought. Truly amazing so many of us saw the same thing.