Lisa Rigg

My pages:

Page link: Health Cash
Health Cash
Letter to the Guardian
Page link: Admissions and Discharge Book, 1880-81
Admissions and Discharge Book, 1880-81
Hackney Union Infirmary
Page link: Nursing regulations, 1897
Nursing regulations, 1897
Hackney Union Infirmary
Page link: Eye witness
Eye witness
Questions
Page link: Eye Witness 2
Eye Witness 2
Dr Tunstall Pedoe
Page link: Eye Witness 1
Eye Witness 1
Pam Hibbs CBE
Page link: What happened to healthcare in Hackney?
What happened to healthcare in Hackney?
Homerton University Hospital
Page link: A local perspective
A local perspective
Hackney Hospital
Page link: This Hospital is Dying
This Hospital is Dying
Daily Mirror
Page link: Babies in Peril
Babies in Peril
Daily Mirror
Page link: Questions
Questions
Pre-NHS
Page link: How did people access treatment?
How did people access treatment?
A bewildering system
Page link: Specialist and voluntary hospitals
Specialist and voluntary hospitals
Experts in their field
Page link: Workhouse infirmaries
Workhouse infirmaries
Gateways to death
Page link: The first hospital in Hackney
The first hospital in Hackney
Lepers and leprosy
Page link: Then and now 1
Then and now 1
Operating theatres
Page link: Then and now 2
Then and now 2
Hospital wards
Page link: Eye witness
Eye witness
Tasks
Page link: Eye witness
Eye witness
Questions
Page link: Eye witness 3
Eye witness 3
Christine Edwards
Page link: Eye witness 2
Eye witness 2
Ida Simpson
Page link: Eye witness 1
Eye witness 1
Margaret White
Page link: Dr Helen Mackay
Dr Helen Mackay
Questions
Page link: Dr Helen Mackay
Dr Helen Mackay
How did Mackay change medicine in Britain?
Page link: Dr Helen Mackay
Dr Helen Mackay
What were her medical achievements?
Page link: Dr Helen Mackay
Dr Helen Mackay
Who was Helen Mackay?
Page link: Women in medicine 2
Women in medicine 2
A local perspective
Page link: Women in medicine 1
Women in medicine 1
The struggle for equal rights
Page link: Post NHS (1948-1986)
Post NHS (1948-1986)
Free at the point of delivery
Page link: Pre NHS (1750-1947)
Pre NHS (1750-1947)
The healthcare landscape of Hackney
Page link: 'All my best men are women'
'All my best men are women'
The role of women at the Mothers'
Page link: Lessept Saunders, Hospital Orderly
Lessept Saunders, Hospital Orderly
St Leonard's Hospital
Page link: Dr Rex Last, House Physician
Dr Rex Last, House Physician
Hackney Hospital
Page link: The Hackney Society
The Hackney Society
At the heart of Hackney since 1967
Page link: The Mothers' and my family
The Mothers' and my family
A personal reflection
Page link: Woodberry Down Estate
Woodberry Down Estate
First post-war estate
Page link: Patricia Hewison, Nursery Nurse
Patricia Hewison, Nursery Nurse
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Jane Haile, Practice Manager
Jane Haile, Practice Manager
John Scott Health Centre
Page link: Ida Simpson, Ward Sister
Ida Simpson, Ward Sister
St Leonard's Hospital
Page link: Ida Simpson, Trainee Midwife
Ida Simpson, Trainee Midwife
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Dr Helen Mackay (1891-1965)
Dr Helen Mackay (1891-1965)
Honorary Physician
Page link: Dr James Parkinson (1755-1824)
Dr James Parkinson (1755-1824)
Apothecary Surgeon
Page link: Ayesha Usmani and Peter Archard
Ayesha Usmani and Peter Archard
John Scott Health Centre
Page link: Geoffrey Chilkes
Geoffrey Chilkes
John Scott Health Centre and St Leonard's Hospital
Page link: Dr Joseph Spitzer, General Practitioner
Dr Joseph Spitzer, General Practitioner
John Scott Health Centre
Page link: Women's Rights
Women's Rights
Work, medicine and suffrage
Page link: 'The Decadence of the Race'
'The Decadence of the Race'
Contraception and eugenics
Page link: 'The Lovely Brightness'
'The Lovely Brightness'
Psychical research
Page link: 'The central factor is the Mother'
'The central factor is the Mother'
Lady Barrett's concept of maternity care
Page link: Family life
Family life
Marriage, divorce and remarriage
Page link: Biography and career
Biography and career
A most decorated lady
Page link: Vera Gold
Vera Gold
Hackney Hospital
Page link: Larraine and Ken Worpole
Larraine and Ken Worpole
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Lucy Hunte-Wilton
Lucy Hunte-Wilton
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Eve Barco
Eve Barco
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Muriel King
Muriel King
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Margaret White, Social Worker
Margaret White, Social Worker
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Christine Edwards, Baby Nurse
Christine Edwards, Baby Nurse
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Pavilion 'C'
Pavilion 'C'
Built c.1913
Page link: New Nurses' Home
New Nurses' Home
Built 1937
Page link: 'E' Block
'E' Block
Built 1938-9
Page link: Laundry
Laundry
Built c.1916
Page link: Old Nurses' Home
Old Nurses' Home
Built c.1912
Page link: Pavilion 'B'
Pavilion 'B'
Built 1880-2
Page link: Pavilion 'A'
Pavilion 'A'
Built 1896-8
Page link: Anonymous, Trainee Midwife
Anonymous, Trainee Midwife
The Mothers' Hospital
Page link: Ivy House (1890-1913)
Ivy House (1890-1913)
Unmarried beginnings
Page link: Dr Jane Leaver, Public Health Physician
Dr Jane Leaver, Public Health Physician
John Scott Health Centre
Page link: Nicholl House
Nicholl House
Woodberry Down Estate
Page link: 'Primers for the Age' health centre beginnings
'Primers for the Age' health centre beginnings
Peckham, Bermondsey and Finsbury
Page link: Wartime planning
Wartime planning
Early years 1938-52
Page link: Sir Allen Daley (1887-1969)
Sir Allen Daley (1887-1969)
The backstage man
Page link: Dr Edith Summerskill (1901-80)
Dr Edith Summerskill (1901-80)
Women and family health
Page link: Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960)
Aneurin Bevan (1897-1960)
Minister of Health
Page link: Lisa's second page
Lisa's second page
Interview with Daisy
Page link: Lisa's first page
Lisa's first page
A Short History of Allotments

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