smoking cigarettes in hospital 5 medical practices that will soon be outdated

When Nurses Smoked in Hospitals

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In 1948, a human-sized cigarette mascot named “Mr. Cig” visited hospital patients, handing out free cigarettes. This was during a time when smoking was widely accepted and even promoted, with the tobacco

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Smoking in hospitals in the 1950s and its effects on public health

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Man in hospital bed smoking a cigarette while reading a newspaper ca. 1936 Stock Photo

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661 Cigarette Hospital Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

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In the 1950s, hospitals actually sold cigarettes to patients — sometimes right from their hospital beds. Back then, smoking wasn't just socially acceptable — it was encouraged, even in medical settings. Doctors

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During the 1950s, selling cigarettes inside hospitals was routine, with staff pushing carts from room to room offering packs and cartons alongside magazines and snacks while patients smoked in beds and smoking

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