Hospital Life in the mid-1940s - Archives

A collection of scenes from The Royal Children’s Hospital in Carlton and The Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Mt Eliza, this album gives insight to the facilities and equipment used at the time and show trainee nurses practising procedures. Young patients are shown undergoing treatments and physiotherapy demonstrations.

A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947 — A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.36.

Poolman House, Circa 1947 — Poolman House, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15.4 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.35.

Industrial Kitchen, Circa 1947 — Industrial Kitchen, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.6 x 15.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.34.

Performing an X-Ray, Circa 1947 — Performing an X-Ray, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.8 x W20.7 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.30.

Two Hospital Patients, Circa 1947 — Two Hospital Patients, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.5 x W20.9 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.32.

Three Young Patients in a Cot, Circa 1947 — Three Young Patients in a Cot, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.8 x W20.7 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.31.

Two Young Children at Frankston, Circa 1947 — Two Young Children at Frankston, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.7 x W20.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.28.

A Nurse, Circa 1947 — A Nurse, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.7 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.27.

Syringe Components, Circa 1947 — Syringe Components, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H16.4 x W8.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.26.

Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947 — Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.25.

Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947 — Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.24.

Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947 — Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.23.

Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947 — Physiotherapy in the Home, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.22.

Nurses Canteen, Circa 1947 — Nurses Canteen, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H10.6 x W15.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.21.

Ice Making Plant, Circa 1947 — Ice Making Plant, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.6 x W22.4 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.20.

First Year Nurses Group, Circa 1947 — First Year Nurses Group, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11 x W15.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.19.

Third Year Nurses Group, Circa 1947 — Third Year Nurses Group, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H10.7 x W15.3 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.18.

Three Young Children, Circa 1947 — Three Young Children, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.3 x W20.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.16.

Patients Preparing for Transport to Frankston, Circa 1947 — Patients Preparing for Transport to Frankston, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H14 x W20 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.14.

Play Therapy at Frankston, Circa 1947 — Play Therapy at Frankston, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15 x W20.7 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.15.

Nurses Lounge, Circa 1947 — Nurses Lounge, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H15.7 x W20.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.13.

Trainee Nurse with Syringe, Circa 1947 — Trainee Nurse with Syringe, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.7 x W15.3 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.12.

A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947 — A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H12.4 x W10.3 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.11.

A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947 — A Nurse Feeding a Baby, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.4 x W15.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.10.

A Young Child, Circa 1947 — A Young Child, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.3 x W15.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.9.

Trainee Nurses Studying, Circa 1947 — Trainee Nurses Studying, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.5 x W15.7 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.8.

Trainee Nurse Assembling Glass Syringe, Circa 1947 — Trainee Nurse Assembling Glass Syringe, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.5 x W15.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.7.

Street View, Circa 1947 — Street View, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.3 x W16.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.6.

Entertaining a Patient, Circa 1947 — Entertaining a Patient, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H20.6 x W15.5 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.5.

A Young Child, Circa 1947 — A Young Child, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Orthopaedic Hospital; Mt Eliza, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H11.5 x W15.7 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.3.

Sterilisation Equipment, Circa 1947 — Sterilisation Equipment, Circa 1947
Location: The Children's Hospital; Carlton, Victoria.
Media: Gelatin silver photograph.
Dimensions: H10.9 x W13.8 cm.
Accession number: 2018.2436.2.