Hidden Lives Revealed - Illness and disability: Group photo

The Society always provided the best equipment they could. These three girls are sitting in wheelchairs, which would have been very expensive to buy. It cost about £36 in 1904 to look after a disabled child for a year. This was a considerable amount of money at the time.

Ref: 1554
Title: Group photo - St Nicholas' Girls
Date: Around 1915
Location: St Nicholas' Home, Pyrford, Surrey
Creator: Unknown

Description:
The Society always provided the best equipment they could. These three girls are sitting in wheelchairs, which would have been very expensive to buy. It cost about £36 in 1904 to look after a disabled child for a year. This was a considerable amount of money at the time.

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