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Leith Hospital operating theatre
Unknown, 1910, Photograph
Leith Hospital operating theatre
Leith Hospital operating theatre
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38224
Title
Page from Leith Miscellany, volume XII, Leith Hospital operating theatre
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Unknown
Date
1910
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Photograph
The theatre was simply a bed in a room with the blinds pulled down to keep out the sunshine.
Leith Hospital was situated off Mill lane in Leith. It was founded in the mid nineteenth century by the Edinburgh and Leith Humane Society. It served as a general hospital for all patients as well as having an accident unit. The hospital was closed in 1987.
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