PROLOGUE: "100 years ago the London hospital dealt with devastating disease in the East End. And then, as now, the London was the most advanced emergency hospital in Britain. 1 in 7 children died by the age of 5. Life expectancy was 45. Antibiotics and public funding by the NHS were still 40 years away. Summer heat brought deadly epidemics. All the cases, characters and events in this film are based on hospital records, newspaper and personal memoirs."
EPILOGUE: "Jewish benefactors gave over 20% of the hospital's income. Alcoholism among children was widespread until new laws in 1908. A simple solution of salt & sugar can prevent death from diarrhoea and vomiting. This was only realized in the 1960s."
EPILOGUE: "Jewish benefactors gave over 20% of the hospital's income. Alcoholism among children was widespread until new laws in 1908. A simple solution of salt & sugar can prevent death from diarrhoea and vomiting. This was only realized in the 1960s."