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“Outpatients await treatment in part of the old block built 1926. [L to R] Miss Burt, Dr Wilkinson, Dr Kenneth I. [Irvine] and Jackson are all seen in the doorway.” Exterior view of the original hospital building with medical staff and patients gathered at the entrance. Sister Margaret Burt was the hospital Matron John Wilkinson became the medical Superintendent in1961and was the author of ‘The story of Chogoria’ Kenneth Irvine, the son of Dr Irvine, graduated in 1948 and spent his pre-registration year working at Chogoria and Jackson Chabari was the senior hospital assistant. ❧ The image is from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the period from 1947-1961 at the Chogoria mission which was established near Mt Kenya, in 1922, and run by Dr Irvine.
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