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Description: | One significant social feature of post-war London was the centralisation of health care. In the early 20th century, company healthcare had been a vital safety net for workers and their families. After the war, alongside the creation of the National Health Service, many large employers developed similar facilities.
This photo was taken at the Industrial Health Centre at the London Transport (L.T.) Chiswick Works. L.T. had a history of providing good health care for its employees, one reason why jobs with the company were sought-after. On-site surgeries such as this provided care for workers who might have had an accident whilst at work.
The picture was taken in 1963. It shows the nurse, Sister Cotton, examining an employee's eye. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Public Services Work | Temporal: | 17 Oct 1963 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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