A history of the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, 1869-1995 / Terry Gould and David Uttley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Terry, 1931-

Contributor:

Uttley, David, 1934-

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atkinson Morley's Hospital.

Nervous system--Diseases--Hospitals--England--London--History.

Nervous system.

Nervous system--Diseases--Hospitals.

History.

Wimbledon (London, England).

England--London.

Physical Description:

x, 116 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Athlone Press, 1996.

Summary:

The authors trace the history of Atkinson Morley's Hospital from the time of its inception in 1869 to the present day. The Hospital was endowed by Atkinson Morley, a London hotel owner, who was a member of the Board of Governors of St George's Hospital with the aim of providing St George's with its own convalescent facility, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The book follows the life and times of the benefactor, the events leading up to the building of the convalescent hospital, and its trials and tribulations up to the beginning of the Second World War, including biographical details of the many eminent doctors who acted as visiting staff over this period. From 1942 the hospital went under a major change in use, from a convalescent facility to an internationally recognized neuroscience centre. These changes are detailed, together with the personalities involved, and these details are set against their larger historical context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0485115050

0485121255

OCLC:

37481543