Photos of Wigan
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Doctor's Bill
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Doctors Bill
Photo: Dennis Seddon
Photo: Dennis Seddon
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Item #: 20670
Item #: 20670
This is a Doctor's Bill for one visit that my Mother had when she was pregnant with my brother in 1944 (Pre-National Health). The Bill was for one pound eleven shillings and six old pence. It took her from October to December the following year to pay it off at the rate of six old pence a week.
Comment by: Chris on 11th May 2012 at 09:35
Just looking at that bill makes you realise how lucky we are to have the NHS, suppose we some times take it all for granted. Just glad I wasn't around in those days.
Comment by: Gaffer on 11th May 2012 at 11:54
£168 in today's money using average earnings.
Comment by: micky east on 11th May 2012 at 12:29
three cheers to mr bevan?
Comment by: tuddy on 11th May 2012 at 16:14
Well said micky, Atlee,s post war government did great things for this country: nationalized railways, nationalized coal industry, N.H.S. massive house building program. All this when the country was skint.
Comment by: wes knight on 11th May 2012 at 20:23
what makes me smile is the phone number
Comment by: Ken R on 11th May 2012 at 21:36
I remember seeing Dr Cooke when I was a lad and my mother paid sixpence per week, Dr Cooke was a really gentle man, as well as being a gentleman.
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