Health & Social Care

't Walfort Swimming Pool, Aalten

‘t Walfort Swimming Pool

Dennenoord 2, Aalten
Avondvrede Retirement Home, Hogestraat, Aalten

Avondvrede Rest Home

Hogestraat 84, Aalten
Hofstraat 12, Aalten (Beukenhof)

Beukenhof

Hofstraat 12, Aalten
Staff of the Aalten Emergency Hospital

Emergency Hospital

At the end of World War II, an emergency hospital was established in Aalten.
Dr. Evert Jan van Schaik (1881–1847)

Evert Jan van Schaik

Doctor in Aalten from 1912 to 1946
Almshouse / Agnieten House, Bredevoort

Gasthuis (Almshouse) Bredevoort

Gasthuisstraat, Bredevoort
Johannes (Joop) der Weduwen

Johannes der Weduwen

General practitioner in Aalten who died during World War II
Gasthuisstraat, Aalten

Reformed Almshouse

Haartsestraat 14-18, Aalten (no longer extant)
Retirement home 't Hoge Veld, Aalten

Retirement Home ‘t Hoge Veld

‘t Hoge Veld, Aalten
Roman Catholic Almshouse, Aalten 1860–1937

Roman Catholic Almshouse

Hogestraat, Aalten
Servaas van Leuven (1811-1898)

Servaas van Leuven

Van 1836 tot 1896 ‘genees-, heel- en vroedmeester’ te Aalten.
Spanish Flu

Spanish Flu

From 1918–1920, 60 residents of Aalten fell victim to this deadly pandemic.
Sanatorium St Bernardus, Bredevoort

St Bernardus

‘t Zand 23, formerly ‘t Zand 15
TB recovery halls, Sint Bernardus Sanatorium, Bredevoort

TB Reclining Pavilions in Bredevoort

Wooden pavilions where patients stayed to recover in the early 20th century.