Nurses of Ormskirk Hospital - 1940s and 50s
The photographs in this section form part of a collection donated to the ODFHS Library by Betty Underwood. In 2007 Betty published a book called "Ormskirk Workhouse Two World Wars N.H.S. Hospital" published by the Raven Entomological and Natural History Society. The book is based on stories told by nurses who worked at Ormskirk Hospital, which together with Betty's extensive research, brings the history of the workhouse and hospital to life. Amongst the acknowledgements for help given with her book, Betty has written "My thanks are extended to... The people of Ormskirk who gave me their photographs and lastly the nurses of Ormskirk Hospital without whom this story would never have been written at all, and have waited so patiently for me to finish." Although many of the photographs collected were reproduced in the book, there are some which were not and these can be seen below.
