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Miss E.S. Innes 1900s
Founded the Nurses League in 1925 and was
eventually appointed ‘Lady Superintendent’ of the
Infirmary. During World War 1 she
was also principal matron responsible for nursing staff
across all hospitals taken over by the War Office
1913Last time children admitted
to Women’s Hospital
1914Outbreak of
World War One
19111165 cases of Smallpox resulting in 154 deaths
191870% people still lived in
back to back houses
1956Clean Air Act introduced measures to reduce air
pollution in towns and cities
1939Outbreak of
World War Two
1961Martin Wing opens
1919 Maternity moves to
Hyde Terrace
1948NHS founded
1940 Brotherton Wing opens
1936Nurses Home extended
1961Wellcome Wing opens
1945Hospital for Women at
Roundhay Hall purchased
Matthew Stewart
1885-1956Pathologist who served on the Medical Research Council. His department
became “the Mecca of post graduate students”
Kathleen Raven1910-1999
Matron at LGI where the hospital was the first to
set up an Assistant Nurse Training Programme. Later
became Chief Nursing Officer in the Dept of
Health & Social Security
Samuel Rowling1874-1950
Began the accurate measurement of
anaesthetic agents
Hugh Garland1903-1967
Outstanding leader who was a founder member of the Association of British
Neurologists
Frank Parsons1918-1989
Performed the first kidney dialysis in the UK on 30 September 1956. There
followed a period when only LGI was providing the service for the whole of the UK with
patients being transferred by train to the hospital
Maurice Ellis1905-1997
First accident & emergency consultant to be appointed in the country (and many
say the world!).Author of the Casualty Officers’ Handbook and the first President of the
national Casualty Surgeons’ Association
Leslie Pyrah 1899-1995
Set up the first renal dialysis unit in the UK.
Director of the Medical Research Council unit in Leeds and Professor of
Urological Surgery. Performed what was
possibly the first cadaveric transplant at LGI
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