Nurse Turner with a young patient, Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital

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Date:1940 - 1950 (c.)

Description:Nurse Turner worked at the hospital for many years. She is remembered by former colleagues as a good and caring nurse. In this picture she is holding a polio victim, during an epidemic of the disease. At the time of the photograph the hospital was solely for the care of children.


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1920s
Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital, Ward 1
Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital, Ward 1

This picture shows children outside the hospital wards in the summer time, when ...

1940s
Toddlers at Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital
Toddlers at Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital

This cheery bunch of youngsters pictured in the hospital grounds, have all had their ...

1960s
Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital
Biddulph Grange Orthopaedic Hospital

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Donor ref:NHG/28 (53/11101)

Source: Nursing History Group Museum ,  Staffordshire Arts and Museum Service

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