Catherine-de-Barnes Isolation Hospital, which is on constant stand-by to deal with smallpox. They last admitted patients in 1978 during the smallpox outbreak at Birmingham University. Pictured, wearing a protective suit and air mask, caretaker Mr Leslie Harris tests the fumigation equipment in the hospital's special smoke room. Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull. 3rd August 1983.

Catherine-de-Barnes Isolation Hospital, which is on constant stand-by to deal with smallpox. They last admitted patients in 1978 during the smallpox outbreak at Birmingham University. Pictured, wearing a protective suit and air mask, caretaker Mr Leslie Harris tests the fumigation equipment in the hospital's special smoke room. Catherine-de-Barnes, Solihull. 3rd August 1983. Stock Photo
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Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo

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2J0NTB0

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47.6 MB (2.9 MB Compressed download)

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5008 x 3320 px | 42.4 x 28.1 cm | 16.7 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi

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3 August 1983

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Mirrorpix

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