WW2 British Great Ormond Street Hospital Midwifery Doctors Bag With Contents

For sale is an WW2 British Great Ormond Street Hospital Midwifery Doctors Bag With Contents.

Inside this midwifery bag is a “Nursing staff prospectus, rules and regulations, for the hospital for sick children, great Ormond street, WC1.” This midwifery kit dates to war time period, many of the syringes come in their original tins and outer packing with labels on stating contractors to the admiralty, war office and air ministry. This kit is virtually complete, with all the tools to deliver a baby during wartime Britain.

During World War II, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London served as a casualty clearing station for all ages while continuing its pediatric work. The hospital’s leadership, including Chief Medical Officer Robert Skeoch Frew and Matron Dorothy Lane, kept operations running despite suffering structural bomb damage during the Blitz.

This will be sent via parcelforce express 24 and dispatched within two working days.