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“Leper camp, Chogoria, early days.” Exterior view of the leper ward with patients sitting on beds arranged outside the building. The leper ward was built on a spur of land called Gatheru, above the Kamara valley, and had four rooms sleeping two patients each. The ward was funded by the Mission to Lepers with an annual grant of £240. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1928-1961 at the Chogoria mission which was established in 1922.
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