Alice Model

[3] In 1895 she founded the Sick Room Helps Society, which evolved into the Jewish Maternity Hospital in Underwood Street in 1911.

The organisation aimed to help sick, poor and confined women within their homes in the East End.

[1] Alma Cogan, Lionel Bart and Arnold Wesker were born in the Jewish Maternity Hospital.

[6] Model was also a key player in the formation of a nursery on Shepherd Street in Spitalfields, which initially prioritised the children of widows, so they could work and would not be completely dependent on charity.

[1] The nursery is cited as eliminating illnesses rife in the East End by providing children with regular meals, places to wash and disinfecting their clothes.