Ref no: NV001 Name: Joan Clague Dates at St George's: 1967-74
Digital images, copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Carol McCubbin as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.
Image descriptions: PH011/PH031 [two versions] – Ball at Grosvenor House, c.1968-1969: Clockwise from bottom facing camera: Mrs Hugh Anderson; Mr Richard Ellis (House Governor); Mrs Gordon Marsh; Mrs Betty Ellis; Unknown gentleman; Lady Monkton (member of Board of Governors); Dame Muriel Powell (Chief Nursing Officer); Mr Gordon Marsh (Deputy House Governor); Miss Joan Clague (Principal Nursing Officer - Service); Hospital Chaplin (Nash?); Wife of Chaplin; Wife of Board of Governors (Trade Union Rep); Board of Governors member (Trade Union Rep); Mr Hugh Anderson (Consultant surgeon, member of Nursing committee) PH708 – Joan Clague Nov 1969: Studio photo of Joan Clague in uniform taken Nov 1969 when she was appointed to succeed Dame Muriel who advised her to have one taken as "it will come in useful". PH709 – Joan Clague PTS Oct 1950 at Guy's: Official PTS photo Oct 1950 at Guy's. Joan Clague is standing first left on the second row. PH710 – Joan Clague in grounds of PTS in Surrey, 1950: Joan Clague (right) in grounds of PTS in Surrey. PH711 – Joan Clague Hampstead General Hospital in 50s: Joan Clague at Hampstead General Hospital taken in the mid 50s. The Hospital was pulled down when the new Royal Free was built. This is in the OPD/Casualty at Christmas and Joan is directly behind the Sister in charge on the first row wearing a Tubigauze.
PH712 – Joan Clague at Base Hospital Cairnes in 1960: Joan Clague at the Base Hospital in Cairnes, Australia. She is second left (wearing glasses). She was a £10 Pom and spent 3 years working round Australia.
Ref no: NV011 Name: Jo Dunstone Dates at St George's: 1956-[1959?]
Digital images, copyright form and transcript of audio recording with Sue Hawkins as interviewer. No digitised audio recording present.
Image descriptions: PH001 – Jo Dunstone 1956: Jo Dunstone as probationer taken in 1956. Notice Striped uniform of probationers. PH002 – Jo Dunstone 1959: Jo Dunstone in her new staff nurse uniform in 1959. Notice: stripes gone, peterpan collar gone, straps to apron gone. PH003 – Set of 56: Group photograph of Dunstone's PTS set in 1956
Ref no: NV114 Name: Ann Sulston (née Hemmen) Dates at St George's: 1949-1953
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Jenny Beckingsale.
Image descriptions: PH077 – Ann Sulston in outdoor uniform, c.1949-1950; PH078 – Ann Sulston 1949 Set: March 1949 set at Cumberland House, Earls Court; PH079 – Ann Sulston PTS 1949: PTS [Preliminary Training School] at Cumberland House, 1949; PH080 – Ann Sulston outside AMH [Atkinson Morley's Hospital] 1950; PH081 – Ann Sulston 1950: Group of sisters [?], c.1950; PH082 – AMH 1950: View of Atkinson Morley's Hospital, 1950
Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Dec 1886 Date of death: 22 Jun 1887 Disease (transcribed): Caries of femur. Pelvic abscess Disease (standardised): Caries (Thigh); Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine Medical notes: 'This child was originally admitted into the hospital with a haemaloma on the left thigh which suppurated. This was opened & he did well & was eventually sent to Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital]. While there symptoms of abdominal obstruction came on & he was sent back to St George's on Dec 12 1886'
Occupation or role: Lady’s companion Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1888 Date of death: 29 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of right mamma. Amputation. Pyaemia. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Sepsis (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C. Medical notes: 'Always good health. About 18 months ago, she first noticed a dimple on the right mamma, a swelling formed & this slowly got larger […] While at Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon], was up & about & able to walk about the grounds. Got an attack of erysipelas in the wound & died of pyaemia’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right shoulder, peritoneum, abdomen, thorax ('Died at Wimbledon’)
Ref no: NV026 Name: Jacquie Roe Dates at St George's: 1948-1956, 1961-1966
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Rosemary McIlvenna.
Image descriptions: PH042 – nurses1916: Photo of group of St George's nurses from c.1916. Top right: Elizabeth Anne Roe (née Lloyd). PH728 – Jacquie Roe: L to R: Jacquie Roe, Mildred Clayden, Claire Ramsey-Miller and Jackie Gardner sitting in AMH [Atkinson Morley Hospital] grounds, 1951 PH729 – Jacquie Roe 2: Tea on Xmas Day at AMH on Hawkins ward, 1964. Apparently she was doing a round and said: "I wonder how many pieces of cake I consumed!"
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1891 Date of death: 16 Aug 1891 Disease (transcribed): Locomotor ataxia Disease (standardised): Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Dr Olsen Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Medical notes: 'Died at the Atkinson-Morley Convalescent Hospital. This man was a native of Warwickshire, but his peculiar surname was stated to be of remote Indian origin. He had been robust, a total abstained from alcohol till the age of 39, and afterwards a very moderate drinker. There was no history of syphilis, and none of plumbism, and his personal experience of rheumatism was limited to a slight attack 10 years before his death and another 7 years later. About the middle of January 1891 on a very cold day he became thoroughly chilled. From this feeling of coldness he never entirely recovered, the hands & feet remaining numbed. Difficulty of walking was noticed later, and a sensation of ‘tightness round the stomach'. He became an out-patient of this hospital on May 15th' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord
Ref no: NV040 Name: Ann Pilling Dates at St George's: 1958-1962
Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Edna Dodds.
Image description: PH039 – Final yr students 1961: Final year students proudly wear their hats and aprons, just passed hospital exams. Blue frocks were final student year uniform. 1961 PH717 – Ann Pilling: Ann Pilling in uniform during PTS at Tooting, May 1958
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881 Date of death: 10 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Intestinal ulcer in connection with a small abscess Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Medical notes: 'This woman suffered amputation of the foot for extensive disease of the tarsus on Sep 9th 1880. No antiseptics were used. There was but little traumatic fever and the wound did well. At times the discharge was a little offensive from it. She was sent to AMCH [Atkinson Morley Convalescent Home and Hospital] with the stump all but healed on October the 6th' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum, cranium