Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on June 07, 2006 at 16:51:16 from 213.38.124.194 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Jim Brading leaving hospital. posted by Owen Roberts on June 07, 2006 at 16:08:02:
Good point. I had forgotten the hospital card. Theory exploded!
I don't think that road accident victims were abandoned in the street, however. There must have been a system, and I seem to recall that in or around 1930 there was a nationwide change in which free services that had been provided by Poor Law infirmaries were taken over by general hospitals (often the same place, re-named, of course)
Jim would have been taken to Felixtowe General Hospital, in Constable Road, I presume. They would no doubt contact the Missions to Seamen office near the Dock to find out what to do with an "unknown seaman".
Some foot slogging research is indicated...