The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Oldham’s New Maternity Unit. Picture shows a part of one of the labour wards.”
The Oldham Workhouse opened in 1851, and the establishment went through multiple changes in name before becoming the Oldham Municipal Hospital in the late 1930s. A new maternity block with 80 beds was built in 1940, replacing the Greenacres Maternity Home. In 1978 the hospital was the birthplace of the first baby born via in vitro fertilisation, and is today known as the Royal Oldham Hospital. See also MED01/01/1345-1350 and MED01/01/1352. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Hospital, Maternity Block, People At Work, Women's History, Health And Welfare
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