Hidden Lives Revealed - Illness and disability: The Stoop Ward at St Nicholas' Home

Not a thing on the floor! Tidiness was important to all of the Society's Homes, especially those for disabled children. If not accidents could occur. This ward at St Nicholas' was for those children who had a 'stoop' - or who could not stand up straight and had difficulty walking because they were born with something wrong with their spines.

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Title: The Stoop Ward at St Nicholas' Home
Date: After 1900
Location: St Nicholas' Home, Pyrford, Surrey
Creator: Unknown

Description:
Not a thing on the floor! Tidiness was important to all of the Society's Homes, especially those for disabled children. If not accidents could occur.

This ward at St Nicholas' was for those children who had a 'stoop' - or who could not stand up straight and had difficulty walking because they were born with something wrong with their spines.

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