The Hospitals Year Book 1958

A scarce copy of The standard Reference book on UK Hospitals.Published annually since 1889,originally as Burdett's Hospitals & Charities.This really is a weighty volume of over 1100 pages,It details all the Health Bodies and boards.The main section is a directory of the Regional Hospital Boards,Hospital Management Committees and the Hospitals Controlled by them.A typical entry will give the Hospital and address,Telephone,Senior Officers,beds and Notes such as the type of Training that it was approved for.The large Reference section for Hospital Administrators is quite comprehensive.There is also a section consisting of a Guide to Purchasing which features advertisements and supplier details.All of this comes with a comprehensive index.
Some wear to edges and corners of blue board cover and has library marks and writing as pictured.
A really useful and informative reference book for anyone researching Hospitals and Healthcare in the 1950s.

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