Military hospitals: St Helens
Pilkington Special Hospital, Borough Road, St Helens. Wounded servicemen receiving thermo-therapy (hot dry-air treatment) at the Pilkington Special Hospital. Their limbs are being subjected to hot dry air (250 Fahrenheit to 300 Fahrenheit) in asbestos lined cabinets. The Pilkington Special Orthopaedic Hospital was conceived by Surgeon James R Kerr along with Pilkington Brothers, glass manufacturers. It was established in 1916 for the treatment and rehabilitation of servicemen disabled during the First World War
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10822480
Media ID
45253707
Size
4810px x 3938px
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Credit
Historic England / Mary Evans
Source
Historic England Collection
Date
01 September 1918
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