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Richmond Oral History Project

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Saxton, Doris

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First NameDorisLast NameSaxtonDescriptionDoris Saxton came to Richmond in 1923 to work as a nurse and midwife for Dr Washbourn. In this interview she recalls some of the experimental treatments at Hillcrest Hospital, including for polio. Doris was introduced to nursing during the influenza pandemic in 1918, when she was the only one in the household not to contract the 'flu'. She entered nurse training the following year.

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AuthorLes SlaterDate10 August 1984OccupationNurse and midwifeMaiden NameLovedayPlace of BirthThamesAge at Death103Family or next of kinWilliam and Clara Maude (nee Bowen)Cemetery/Buried AtSt Barnabas Cemetery, StokeSubject/KeywordCurrie familyDr WashbournHillcrest HospitalHospitalsIncubator LaneInterviewsOral history transcriptsPandemicsSaxton familyYork PlaceConditions of UseThis oral history is to be used for your private research, education or study only. If you wish to share or use the material contained in this transcript in any other way, then please contact us first.

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