Date:1910 - 1912 (c.)
Description:The postcard photograph shows a view of patients in beds, which line the walls of the ward. Nurses and doctors are standing beside the beds. The postcard's message reads "Will you please come for your child ..... (Thursday), Sister." The foundations of Stafford General Infirmary began in a rented house in Foregate Street in 1766, making it one of the oldest hospitals in the country. Funds were acquired through subscriptions and bequests. An apothecary, matron and porter were appointed, but local doctors gave their services for free. The infirmary was funded by voluntary annual subscription, patients were admitted on the recommendation of those who made donations. An infirmary cow supplied milk and fruit was provided from the surrounding orchards. Beds were soon in short supply and some patients had to be lodged elsewhere, so the Corporation granted a five hundred year lease in Foregate for a new infirmary. The £3,000 required was raised by public subscription and the new building opened in 1772. Demolition work began on the infirmary building in 1999.
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An aerial view of the Staffordshire General Infirmary taken from the north-east. The ...
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Creators: The Scientific Press Ltd., London - Creator
Image courtesy of: Miss K Tomlinson
Donor ref:2004.006.0001 (37/14744)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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