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Synopsis
The authors set out to trace the history of the Atkinson Morley's Hospital from the time of its inception in 1869 to the present day. The Hospital was endowed by Atkinson Morley, a London Hotel owner, who was a member of the Board of Governors of St George's Hospital with the vision of providing St George's with its own convalescent facility, the first of its kind in the United Kingdom. The book follows the life and times of the benefactor, the events leading up to the building of the convalescent hospital, and its trials and tribulations up to the beginning of the Second World War, including biographical details of the many eminent doctors who acted as visiting staff over this period. From 1942 the hospital underwent a major change in use, from a convalescent facility to what was eventually an internationally recognised neuroscience centre. These changes are catalogued, and the personalities involved in this process are subject to a biographical profile. The above details are set against the background of everyday events which help to place them in their larger historical context.