Pill TraySummaryPill Tray - Mayday Hills Hospital, Wood & Metal, circa 1960. Pill tray used by n
Pill TraySummaryPill Tray - Mayday Hills Hospital, Wood & Metal, circa 1960. Pill tray used by nurses to distribute medications to patients at a mental health hospital Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960. Possibly made onsite in the carpenter’s workshop at Mayday Hills Hospital. Used into the 1980sPhysical DescriptionCircular piece of wood with three concentric grooves and embedded metal strip radiating from centre to form compartments. A cotton reel is nailed to the centre and from this extends a metal loop with which to carry the tray. Compartments are labelled with patient’s name and medication in ink on adhesive cloth bandage.SignificanceExamples of pharmaceuitcal equipment used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria AustraliaSource: Museum Victoria -- source link
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