| Description | File of materials relating to the production of 'Cherry Orchard Hospital, 1953-2003', a book created for the occasion of the hospital's 50th anniversary celebrations.
The file includes: numerous drafts of sections of the book regarding the history of Cherry Orchard and its predecessor institution, Cork Street Fever Hospital; sheets containing key dates in the hospital's history; statistical background material e.g. bed occupancy statistical tables; a typescript account of changes in the hospital's services since 1990; a short piece by James Costello on his experience as a patient in Cherry Orchard; and pictures of Dr Fergus Colm O'Herlihy, Medical Superintendent of Cherry Orchard Hospital from 1953 to 1979. |