Equipment prepared at the end of an emergency ward, St James' Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds

Equipment at the end of the emergency ward which has been prepared for possible civilian casualties. Transfusion sets and stands, electric cradles, bed blocks, etc. are all immediately available. An underground operating theatre and casualty station were opened at St James’ Hospital in September 1940. The improvements were part of a scheme which had cost over £100,000 and had taken three years to complete.

Location

West Yorkshire Leeds

Period

World War Two (1939 - 1945)

Tags

medicine health people women nurse hospital