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Records of the EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND DISPENSARY FOR WOMEN, Glamis...
Catalogue reference: EL
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This record is about the Records of the EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND DISPENSARY FOR WOMEN, Glamis... dating from 1868-1963.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EL
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND DISPENSARY FOR WOMEN, Glamis Road, Shadwell, London
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection contains administrative, financial and patient records.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>East London Hospital for Children and Dispensary for Women, Shadwell, London</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 91 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Transferred from Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Hackney Road, to Tower Hamlets Library in May 1973 and, by the Library, to Tower Hamlets District Health Authority Archives on 13th June 1985.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Hospital was founded by Dr. Nathaniel and Mrs. Sarah Heckford in a converted warehouse at Ratcliff Cross in 1868; the foundation arose from their experiences in Wapping during the 1866 Cholera outbreak. In 1875, it moved to a new building in Shadwell, Charles Dickens helping with raising funds by publishing two articles about the Hospital. In 1930 it had 136 beds. Its name was changed in 1932 to the Princess Elizabeth of York Hospital for Children. Ten years later an Act of Parliament was passed to amalgamate the Hospital with The Queen's Hospital in Hackney, to form The Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children. By the 1960's the number of beds at Shadwell had fallen to less than 50; the Hospital was closed on 30th April 1963 and the building subsequently demolished.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/24065ffe-9599-437e-9fa1-3b6647fc932d/
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Records of the EAST LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND DISPENSARY FOR WOMEN, Glamis Road, Shadwell, London