Website produced and maintained for the Hungerford Historical Association
by Hugh Pihlens

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In the 21st century we take it for granted that there are General Practitioners in almost every town and hospitals within half an hour's travelling distance. This situation, however, has only become commonplace in the last fifty years or so. This part of the web site  aims to illustrate how the modern medical model has evolved through the ages.

The history is split into several sections:

-The Early Days
-The Start of Organised Medicine
-The 19th Century and Medical Nepotism
-The Early 1900s
- District Nursing
-The First World War
-Between the Wars
-The Second World War
-The Coming of the N.H.S.
-The 1950s
-The Healthcare Team

- Local Hospitals (including more distant ones used by Hungerford residents)

See also:
- Caring for the Poor

Updated: 6.10.2011

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