HAMPSTEAD GENERAL HOSPITAL

Records of Hampstead General Hospital.

<p>Records of the North-West London Hospital.</p>

• <corpname>Hampstead Home Hospital and Nursing Institute, 1882-1894</corpname>
• <corpname>Hampstead Hospital, 1894-1902</corpname>
• <corpname>Hampstead General, 1902-1907</corpname>
• <corpname>Hampstead General and North-West London Hospital, 1907-1975</corpname>

The majority of these records were transferred to the archives shortly before the demolition of the hospital in 1975.

The Hampstead General Hospital was founded in May 1882 at 4 South Hill Park Road as the Hampstead Home Hospital and Nursing Institute by Dr William Heath Strange, with the aim of providing care for people who did not wish to be treated at a public hospital, but could afford to pay a small amount for their treatment. In 1894 it changed its name to Hampstead Hospital and from 1902 the hospital was known as the Hampstead General.

By 1902, the space provided by the original hospital was no longer adequate and the foundation stone of a new building was laid on Haverstock Hill. However, by 1907 money had run out, and the only way to complete the project was to merge with the North-West London Hospital in Camden Town, becoming the Hampstead General and North-West London Hospital. From this point onwards, in-patients were treated in Hampstead, and out-patients in Camden Town.

The hospital became part of the Royal Free Group in 1948. It was demolished in 1975 to make way for the building of the new Royal Free Hospital.