Annie Brewster

Her father, Pharour Chaderton Brewster, was a wealthy merchant from Barbados who settled in South London in the 1860s with his family, including Annie and her younger sister, Laura.

[2] Brewster became known as "Nurse Ophthalmic" because of her work with elderly patients who were losing their sight.

With her quick intelligence she became very skilful in the treatment of 'eyes' and her kindness to the poor old people who passed through her hands during this period was unwearied.

"[4] On 17 November 2018, Annie Brewster was one of a number of figures whose photographs were projected onto the facade of the former Royal London Hospital building in Whitechapel to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS.

[5] In 2019 the historian Stephen Bourne searched for and rediscovered the forgotten grave of Annie Brewster in the City of London Cemetery.