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"Please Matron!” Hospital Hygiene in 1901

18 Jun 2018 18:30 - 20:30

Cowdray Hall, 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G ORN

FREE

Are you brave enough to meet Matron?
Experience what it was like to be a Victorian nursing student in 1900, as Matron Gordon shows what life was like in the Nightingale Training School at the end of the 19th century.

This hour-long dramatic reconstruction of a lecture to probationer nurses around 1900 demonstrates how important nurses were in maintaining standards of hygiene and cleanliness in hospitals. It will be followed by a panel discussion on the history of infection control and prevention.

Cowdray Hall
20 Cavendish Square
Marylebone
London
W1G ORN

20 Cavendish Square is located behind John Lewis, Oxford Street.

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The nearest stations are Oxford Circus and Bond Street.

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