| Reference Number | SU/10/4 |
| Title | Dr. Dorothy Price B.C.G. Unit Plaque |
| Date | [1954] |
| Creator Name | J. & C. McGloughlin Ltd.; [1894-1989]; constructional engineers, iron and brass founders & art metal workers |
| Description | Rectangular brass plaque commemorating Dorothy Price's contribution to Saint Ultan's and the fight against BCG. It reads "The opening of this B.C.G. Unit in June 1949/was due to the persevering efforts of/Dr. Dorothy Price,/physician in St. Ultan's Infant Hospital, 1924 to 1954,/and chairman of the National B.C.G. Committee/on its first establishment./The sunblinds on the balcony overhead/were presented as a memorial to her work/for the prevention and cure of tuberculosis in children." The bottom left corner is stamped with the maker's name, "J&C.McGloughlin", and in the bottom right is the word "Dublin". There are six perforations for mounting. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 556mm x 202mm x 2mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Wall Plaque |
| Term | Hospitals, Paediatric |
| Hospital departments |
| Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Tuberculosis |
| BCG Vaccine |
| Commemorative events |