In 1860 the Board of Governors of Addenbrooke’s were greatly concerned that the Hospital accommodation was overcrowded, old fashioned in design and inconvenient. A new building committee was soon appointed and they wrote a report with suggested requirements. These included an improved out-patients department, which was to have a large waiting hall and a large …
Month: October 2018
Tonsillectomy
The chronic infection of tonsils has been affecting human beings for hundreds if not thousands of year. One of the most famous cases is the one of the first president of the United States, George Washington, who died of complication of tonsillitis. He fell ill and died on 14th December 1799. Tonsillectomy by guillotine was …
The Cambridge Breast Unit
The Cambridge Breast Unit was opened by Cherie Booth QC on 10th October 2000. Prior to the opening of the unit patients were seen in Clinic 4 and were sent away with an appointment to return up to two weeks later for a mammogram. The purpose built unit was funded by charitable donations of £756,000 …
Fire on Victoria Ward
At 1.45pm on 1 Oct 1902 a fire broke out in the roof over Victoria Ward. Marion Still, a maid in the ward, had discovered the fire. She told a nurse and Mr Farrow, the Under-Porter, climbed the ladder to the trap-door with a hose whilst the fire brigade was sent for. The fire was …
