Tyne and Wear Archives Service
Record types
- Administrative
- 1925 - 1982
- General
- 1926 - 1982
- Finance
- 1925 - 1933
- Ephemera
- 1956 - 1957
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Hospital
Seals Burn Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Address
- Unknown
- Foundation Year
- 1907
- Status
- Closed (since 1927)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- Not Applicable
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Not Applicable
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Pre-1974 County
- Tynemouth
- Post-1974 County
- Not Applicable
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
- Local Authority
- Pre-1948 information
- LA: ? - 1907.
Type
- Pre-1948
- Isolation
- Pre-1948 information
- ISOL: Smallpox.
Other information
Seals Burn Hospital, near Ryton Woodside, was an isolation hospital for smallpox cases. It was formally opened by the Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham Joint Hospital Board on 8 April 1907, but prior to that date was operated by Ryton Urban District Council. Closed in 1927.