pen

Made:
1980-1990 in United Kingdom
maker:
Unknown
pen pen pen

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Pen, marked "Churchill Hospital”, c.1980s, that belonged to Jonathan Evans, who died in 1993 having been infected with Hepatitis C and HIV from contaminated Factor VIII blood products. The Oxford Haemophilia Centre at the Churchill Hospital was a leading treatment centre where thousands of individuals were infected.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
2025-2205
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 132 mm 15 mm,
type:
pen