Hospital life before the NHS - in pictures

More than 4,000 images dating from 1938 to 1943 were recently discovered at the Historic England archive. They illustrate healthcare in Britain before the dawn of the NHS. Scenes of improvised hospital wards and early plastic surgery are among the collection of pictures taken by the Topical Press Agency. They are being released to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the NHS

Continue reading... April 26, 2018 at 01:07PM