London, England/london2J-015
Previous | Home | NextThis is the layout of the old hospital (left side of photo with quadrangles "A"-"E"; Bourough High Street as at the bottom. Guy's Hospital at the upper right is separate and not included in this description). The courtyard of "A" was devoted to Reception and accommodation of arriving carriages; the wings of "A" were devoted to the women's wards which were given names such as Queen's, Ann's, Mary's, and Elizabeth's. The periphery of "B" quadrangle had rooms for administration and other services including the "counting house" and the kitchen. A side entrance to "B" (south side) is used to accept accidents. The men's wards were in "C" and were called King's, Henry's, Edward's, Williams, etc. Also in "C" were the doctor's Admission rooms and "Surgery (generally restricted to amputation). At the rear of the hospital in "D" were found unwed mothers and patients with venerable diseases; these were the "Fowle" wards and were given descriptive names such as Magdalen's, Job's, and Lazarus. The bakery and the brew-house were in "E" -- bread was baked six days a week and beer (1000 gallons quantity) was brewed three times a month. Crawford must have made the rounds in "A," "C," and "D" as he administered his medicines, including his new strontium salts.
