Tuberculosis ward, Cairo Military Hospital, First World War
Here we see the open fronted Tuberculosis ward in the Cairo Military Hospital during the First World War, with grass matting on the roof. At the time TB was still a deadly disease, with limited treatment options, and fresh air was believed to be good for the patient.
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Rickard, J (6 May 2025), Tuberculosis ward, Cairo Military Hospital, First World War , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_tb_ward_cairo.html
