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Hospital

Royal National Hospital for Diseases of the Chest

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Details

Previous Names
Royal National Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest
On the Separate Priniciple by1868 - c1948
Address
Steephill Road, Ventnor
Foundation Year
1868
Status
Closed (since 1964)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Ventnor (), Isle of Wight ()
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
Isle of Wight
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: Founded by Dr Arthur Hill Hassall.
Post-1948
NHS, Private
Post-1948 information
PRIV: 1960 - closure Taken over by Isle of Wight Hospital Management Committee purely for winding down and eventual closure.

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis
Pre-1948 information
TB: and chest.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 till closure: Tuberculosis and chest.

Other information

In 1929 there were 18 members of medical staff in addition to the three resident staff and a nursing staff of 29, including two matrons and one home sister. There were 170 beds of which 159 were occupied on average, and altogether 467 patients were treated in a year. Patients were admitted with a governor's letter at 30 s per wek, or without a letter at £3 3s per week. A subscriber of £5 5s or a donor of £52 10s was entitled to one letter a year. There were 14 endowed beds. Endowment cost £1000.

Record locations

  • Isle of Wight County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1869 - 1960
    General
    1873 - 1958
    Finance
    1899 - 1947
    Admission
    1940 - 1960
    Clinical
    1869 - 1920
    Ephemera
    1922 - 1932
    Pictorial
    1869 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1907 - 1920
    General
    1907 - 1920

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Report
    Annual Reports - Annual Report Collection SC/PPS/093/59

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Clinical
    1899 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Case books of Dr James Mann Williamson, GP of Ventnor, MSS 7512-7513