It really is spelt "ophth...", amazing. This institute doesn't seem to exist any more and we can't discover which organisation it disappeared into.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians
Commemorated ati
Institute of Optometry
In the correspondence pages of the 1927 BMJ the man named on the plaque, Fran...
Other Subjects
Melanie Klein
Psychoanalyst and pioneer of child analysis. Born with the surname Reizes in Vienna. Her 1903 marriage to Arthur Klein led to the end of her education, 3 children, frequent home moves and divorce...
W. Stott
Medical Officer of Southwark Council in 1936 - 56, at least. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Dr William Stott, MB, BS, DPH was born on 16 June 1891. Electoral registers for 1933 an...
Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War. That's the standard depiction of her but some people, as reported in a Guardian article, feel that Seacole has been promoted to the detriment of Florence...
Normansfield Asylum
See Lost Hospitals of London for an excellent history of this hospital. Briefly: The White House, a mansion with 5 acres of grounds, was built in 1866. Dr Langdon Down and his wife Mary bought it ...