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Head of a boy. Drawing, c. 1794.

The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.

A woman in ragged clothing is carrying one child as another walks by her side. Etching by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux.

Plain speaking about HIV and AIDS and how it affects women, written for women by the experts - women. 3, HIV, pregnancy and children / Positively Women.

The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a perspective view looking north-east at the main building, with penitent mothers arriving beside a statue of fortune. Engraving by C. Grignion and P. C. Canot after S. Wale, 1749.

A child wearing Scottish dress and a feathered hat is mounted on a Shetland pony. Steel engraving by J. Cochrane after W. Salter, 1845.

A sad lonely child sits on her bed, anxiety, illustration

HIV & AIDS : information about mothers and children with HIV infection / written by Rosie Claxton for the Terrence Higgins Trust.

A mother and her five delighted children turned away from their dentist's at Easter because he has toothache. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1874.

A dwarf, or perhaps a child begging. Gouache drawing.

Bihar, India: a child with smallpox, at Hakagora village. Photograph, 1974.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

Top tips for top kids : change 4 life : eat well, move more, live longer / produced by COI for the Department of Health.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

Nottingham: a verandah open to the air with a bed and a cot, each containing a child being treated for acute illness. Photograph, 1893.

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Bihar, India: a child with smallpox, at Hakagora village. Photograph, 1974.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

Top tips for top kids : change 4 life : eat well, move more, live longer / produced by COI for the Department of Health.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

Nottingham: a verandah open to the air with a bed and a cot, each containing a child being treated for acute illness. Photograph, 1893.