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Thanks Frances, that's so amazing to see a picture of Dr Cohen, he's mentioned a lot in the letters I'm reading at the moment which my mum wrote when she was in there.
I'll have to work out how to post some photos myself. I'm not certain if they were taken at Black Notley or Passmore Edwards
Best wishes
Bev

From Frances

I'm late to this thread but my mother was in Black Notley with TB 1954/55 and Passmore Edwards. I'm just reading her letters to my father which describe life in BN, lots of refs to Dr Cohen. She and the other women seem to have managed to have quite a laugh, I'm finding the letters very amusing. She was on ward 2 for some of the time. I'd be interested to hear from anyone else who was in there at that time.

I am talking from personal experience. Doctor Cohen (known to us as Dickie Cohen) saved my life, and I am not exaggerating. I was seriously ill when admitted and although I did not realise at the time, he told my parents that he could give me the drugs but not the will to survive. Dr. Cohen also said that ten years before he could not have saved me.

I spent well over a year in Black Notley Hospital (Sanatorium) at the time I was there ward 9 was the maternity ward.

The hospital also treated TB patients from Malta who arrived  with a nurse who then became a member of the wards team.

Patients often went to Passmore Edwards House in Clacton for convalescence, this closed down due to lack of patients  in 1956 :) and those of us not fit to go home were returned to Black Notley :(

Frances :)

PS If anyone else has memories of the 1950's I would love to hear from you.

Regards

Bev