Thursday 26 April 2018

Thousands of pre-NHS healthcare photographs discovered

Thousands of pre-NHS healthcare photographs discovered Thousands of photographs documenting healthcare in Britain before the NHS was founded have been discovered.

The 4,050 images, taken between 1938 and 1943, were uncovered by staff at Historic England's archive in Swindon.

The images show blood transfusions and sterilising equipment, as well as healthcare staff enjoying time off.

Abigail Coats, from Historic England, said the photographs show "how far some medical developments have come" and "what has stayed unchanged". BBC News

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