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First refraction hospital in the world

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Formed as the London Refraction Hospital (or the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians), became the Institute of Optometry in 1988.

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First refraction hospital in the world

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Institute of Optometry

In the correspondence pages of the 1927 BMJ the man named on the plaque, Fran...

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

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Miss J. M. Hoare, MBE

Miss J. M. Hoare, MBE

Lady District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1893-1932. Commander (Sister) in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

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Sir Ronald Ross

Sir Ronald Ross

Born Almora, India. Died London, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902 "for his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundatio...

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2 memorials
Oriolet Hospital and Convalescent Home

Oriolet Hospital and Convalescent Home

Founded and endowed by Arnold Frank Hills (1857–1927), MD of Thames Ironworks, sportsman (founder of West Ham FC), philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism. A centre of treatment for sick veg...

Group, Medicine

1 memorial
Max von Pettenkofer

Max von Pettenkofer

Born southern Germany. It appears that Pettenkofer's successes in pioneering hygiene were sheer luck and his recognition on the frieze at the LSHTM is unmerited. But his biography on the picture s...

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Second Lieutenant Arthur (Alfred) James Terence Fleming-Sandes, VC

Second Lieutenant Arthur (Alfred) James Terence Fleming-Sandes, VC

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Person, Sudan

War served, WW1
2 memorials
David Alfred Griffin

David Alfred Griffin

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1 memorial
Sir Sidney Nolan

Sir Sidney Nolan

Artist. Born Sidney Robert Nolan in Carlton, Melbourne. He is best known for his paintings of Australian people, particularly Ned Kelly. He moved to London in 1951.

Person, Art, Australia

1 memorial
Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler

Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler

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7 memorials
Philip Lawrence

Philip Lawrence

Teacher.  Born Ireland.  1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School.  Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang.  The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo...

Person, Education, Tragedy, Ireland

1 memorial