Africa 1859 Darwin publishes the Origin of Species 1861 American civil war begins 1862 The Cancer Hospital building in Fulham Road is opened, with 30 beds. Plans made for separate research and pathology building. The first radium treatment is given. The hospital s electrical department gains recognition. A director is appointed to run therapeutic and diagnostic X-ray and radium treatment 1906 Movement for women s suffrage becomes active in Britain.
First diagnostician is appointed specifically to look at the diagnosis of cancer.
Annual expenditure of hospital is 15,000. Hospital has grown to 110 beds. The hospital is granted a Royal Charter and a specialist department starts pioneering research into radiotherapy 1911 New electrical department is opened with 20 beds for x-ray and radium therapy. First physicist is appointed to the electrical department. New research institute building is opened at the former masonic hospital on Fulham Road.