Past in Pictures: A Photographic View of Hospitals

Author: Alex Woolf
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Social Sciences, Popular Culture
Age Group: 5 to 9
Book Format: Paperback

Find out what life was like in Britain before the National Health Service was introduced in 1948? How has medicine progressed since the Victorian times? Starting in 1871, this book takes a look at how hospitals have changed and how scientific discoveries have improved health care for all.The Past in Pictures series gives a fascinating look at life in Britain through the photographs of The National Archives. It looks at past eras; at the way rich and poor families lived, the concept of holidays and leisure time for families and how the role of men, women and children from Victorian times, through two world wars, to modern Britain, have changed.

Table Of Contents
1: 1871

2: 1897

3: 1907

4: 1908

5: 1909

6: 1910

7: 1911

8: 1930s

9: 1943

10: 1944

11: 1940s

12: 1948-57

13: 1960s

14: 1968

15: 1964-73

16: Questions to Ask and Points to Explore
About Alex Woolf
Alex Woolf studied history at Essex University, and has written and edited many 20th century history titles for young people.

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SKU BK-9780750283540
Barcode # 9780750283540
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Alex Woolf
Shipping Weight 0.1000kg
Shipping Width 0.238m
Shipping Height 0.003m
Shipping Length 0.247m
Assembled Length 24.700m
Assembled Height 0.300m
Assembled Width 23.800m
Type Paperback

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