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Hospital

Sefton General Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Toxteth Park Workhouse (1859-1923); Smithdown Road Institution (1923-1933); Smithdown Road Infirmary (133-1950)
Address
Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2HE
Current Trust
North Mersey Community NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1859
Status
Closed (since 1990)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
South Liverpool
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Mersey
District Authority (1974-1982)
Central and Southern (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Liverpool
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Merseyside
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
MIL: treated servicemen 1939-1945
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General, Maternity, Mental, Military
Post-1948
Acute, Maternity, Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Liverpool Record Office and Local History Department

    Record types

    Administrative
    1860 - 1980
    General
    1881 - 1980
    Finance
    1937 - 1970
    Nursing
    1906 - 1986
    Staff
    1906 - 1986
    Admission
    1860 - 1972
    Clinical
    1860 - 1986
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1900
    Other
    1950 - 1966

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    614 SEF