Images Dated 5th April 2017

Nurses weighing babies

Four nurses weighing babies. One nurse stands holding a baby in her arms, while on the floor another nurse holds a baby in a wicker basket. Another nurse is weighing a baby on a scale on the floor. A nurse stands next to a trolley holding various items of equipment at centre. Date: circa 1931

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Nurses and patients in female ward

Female ward in Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading. Nurses can be seen standing throughout the ward, several patients in beds along the right hand wall. A young girl is standing next to some plants on a table at centre. A young female patient is seated in a wheelchair with a teddy bear in the foreground. Date: circa 1915

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Nurses with babies in hospital nursery

Five nurses standing around a table covered with baby feeding equipment in the nursery of the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. Four of the nurses hold babies, one being bottle fed at left. Bassinets visible in background. Date: circa 1950

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