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Surgical Ward

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

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Surgical Ward

A photograph of a "Lister Ward" in Glasgow Royal Infirmary's Surgical Block. Joseph Lister was the visiting surgeon in charge of wards 24 (for men) and 25 (for women), 1861-1869, as well as a chronic condition ward in the Adam building.

The ward appears to be clean, bright and airy, and there are cut flowers in vases. There are two nurses standing by a bed on the left. The woman in the centre of the photograph may be Matron.

Reference: RCPSG 28/24

Reproduced with the permission of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Keywords:
antiseptic surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, infirmaries, matrons, nurses, patients, Surgical Block, uniforms, voluntary hospitals, women



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