In 1978, a smallpox outbreak in the United Kingdom led to the death of Janet Parker, a British medical photographer. She was the last person recorded to have died from this disease. Parker's illness a
The East Wing of the University of Birmingham Medical School, which was the source of the outbreak
The exterior of Wards 32 and 33 at East Birmingham Hospital during the 1978 smallpox outbreak
Schematic diagram of the East Wing of Birmingham University Medical School in 1978. The positions of the ventilation ducts are labelled A, B, C and D.
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Heartlands Hospital, formerly East Birmingham District Hospital, is an acute general hospital in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England. It is managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation T
Heartlands Hospital and the Heartlands Treatment Centre