London blood transfusion service carnival float
Production date
1929
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Photograph showing British Red Cross volunteers promoting the organisation’s blood transfusion service at the Edmonton Street carnival.
Collection Type
Archives
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History
The British Red Cross' involvement with blood transfuison began in 1921. In 1946, the Ministry of Health created The National Blood Transfusion Service, which is now part of NHS Blood & Transplant. The British Red Cross continued to assist the service until 1986.
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562/45
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