13th December

1904

Lady Superintendent reports NHNN/N/1

E. C.Vernet – reports from 14 October 1902 to 24 October 1905

‘H.R.H. the Duchess of Albany has kindly lent me some toys for the children, which I am acknowledging.’

1943

Medical Committee Minutes May 1943 – Dec 1947 NHNN/A/9/4

Ontological Department

It was agreed to recommend that, subject to satisfactory negotiations with the Medical Research Council an ontological research unit be established at the National Hospital under Mr Hallpike; also that Mr Hallpike be appointed Aural Physician.

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On This Day is a diary of day to day life in the Hospital covering 1859 to the 1940’s.

Extracts are taken from the staff records, letters, the reports of the Matron and the Lady Superintendent, and the minutes of the Board of Management and the Medical Committee. They were compiled with the help of Janet Townsend, Frankie Alves, Louise Shepherd, Michael Clark and Liz Yamada

The item of the month also contains items highlighted by archive staff.