Matron. Trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital. Appointed in 1879 to lead the nursing department at the Evelina Children's Hospital.
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Lady Superintendent Alice Cross
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Evelina Children's Hospital
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St John Ambulance
The St John Ambulance Association was set up in 1877 by the Order of Saint John to teach industrial workers first aid, so that they could provide on-the-spot treatment in emergencies. The St John ...
2 memorials
Hermann Michael Biggs
Born USA. Worked with cholera, tuberculosis and typhus, particularly in New York.
1 memorial
Cedric Keith Simpson
Forensic pathologist. Born Brighton. When Simpson became interested in forensics Bernard Spilsbury was practically the only other person in the field. Spilsbury was not interested in training other...
1 memorial
Walter Reed
American army surgeon prominent in proving that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes. Born Belroi, Virginia. Died Washington.
1 memorial
Keith Clifford Hall
Optician. Born Cambridge. Aged 17 apprenticed to an optician. Qualified with night-school study and began fitting contact lenses in 1934. Became a world specialist and published an early text ...
1 memorial