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First refraction hospital in the world

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Formed as the London Refraction Hospital (or the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians), became the Institute of Optometry in 1988.

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First refraction hospital in the world

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Institute of Optometry

In the correspondence pages of the 1927 BMJ the man named on the plaque, Fran...

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Royal Northern Hospital

Royal Northern Hospital

Founded in 1856 by Dr. Sherard Freeman Statham (dismissed from University College Hospital for smacking a patient's bottom) at 11 York Road (later York Way), and expanded into numbers 9 and 10.  18...

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Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake, DBE, MD, MS

Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake, DBE, MD, MS

Surgeon (and a skilled boxer and cricket-player).  Born Essex.  Studied medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women. Her Wikipedia page gives much information about this lady. Louisa Brand...

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1 memorial
St Mark's Hospital

St Mark's Hospital

A hospital specialising in intestinal disorders. Founded by Frederick Salmon to treat patients with anorectal disorders (anus and rectum) - always good to learn a new word. It was one of the first...

Building, Medicine

1 memorial
F. J. Warwick, MB (Cantab), MRCS

F. J. Warwick, MB (Cantab), MRCS

Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1889-1894.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial