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Whiteleas Hospital, South Shields

Catalogue reference: HO.WT

What’s it about?

This record is about the Whiteleas Hospital, South Shields dating from 1927-1949.

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Reference
HO.WT
Title
Whiteleas Hospital, South Shields
Date
1927-1949
Description

Wages books, Matron's household accounts

Held by
Tyne and Wear Archives
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Whiteleas Hospital, South Shields</corpname>
Physical description
5 volumes
Immediate source of acquisition

Accession 2242 (part)

Administrative / biographical background

Whiteleas Hospital was taken over from South Shields Town Council on 1 December 1908, by the North East Durham Joint Smallpox Hospital Board (see HB/ND). It was run as a smallpox hospital by them until 1948 when it was absorbed by the newly created National Health Service.

Record URL
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Whiteleas Hospital, South Shields