Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg 1855 - 1985
The first matron of Grey’s Hospital, Mrs Isabella O ’Hara, was appointed in October 1855 and she presided over a temporary hospital which was established in a house until such time as the hospital building should be ready. The patients were mainly lunatics and destitute people who had until then bee...
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| author | Jennifer G Duckworth |
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| description | The first matron of Grey’s Hospital, Mrs Isabella O ’Hara, was appointed in October 1855 and she presided over a temporary hospital which was established in a house until such time as the hospital building should be ready. The patients were mainly lunatics and destitute people who had until then been accommodated in a room at the goal. The sick were usually cared for in their homes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9f14d8d94df4ec5a5a016fc9cf11d9a2022-12-22T03:44:51ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62791985-09-018391210.4102/curationis.v8i3.593480Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg 1855 - 1985Jennifer G DuckworthThe first matron of Grey’s Hospital, Mrs Isabella O ’Hara, was appointed in October 1855 and she presided over a temporary hospital which was established in a house until such time as the hospital building should be ready. The patients were mainly lunatics and destitute people who had until then been accommodated in a room at the goal. The sick were usually cared for in their homes.https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/593 |
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| title | Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg 1855 - 1985 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg 1855 - 1985 |
| title_short | Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg 1855 - 1985 |
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