History of Leith, Edinburgh

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This film of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh was given to LHSA in 1977 by the widow of its director, Mr John Lauder. When the Infirmary’s Managers approached him in March 1938, he was President of the Waverley Cinematograph Society. The premier took place on 27 January 1939 in the Recreation Room of the Florence Nightingale Nurses’ Home, which was used for the first time on this occasion. for more click here

The Lothian Health Services Archive is a repository for institutional administrative and clinical records, private papers, photographs and objects relating to the past and present of Lothian health. This website aims to act as a gateway into the Archive, giving information on collections, history, and special ongoing projects and services, as well as details about how to contact and visit us. for more click here

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