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Hospital

Port Sanitary Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bebington Infectious Diseases Hospital (1928 reference)
New Ferry Smallpox Hospital (1948 reference)
Address
New Ferry, Bebington
Foundation Year
1877
Status
Closed (since 1962)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Liverpool and District Fazakerley Group
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
Cheshire
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Port Sanitary Authority (Liverpool City Council).
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation
Pre-1948 information
ISOL: Quarantine hospital for smallpox etc., among passengers and crew of ships entering the Port of Liverpool.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
Other: Isolation

Other information

The hospital was closed in 1962 and the building destroyed by a controlled fire.

Record locations

  • Wirral Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1902 - 1958
    Admission
    1902 - 1958
    Other
    1902 - 1958

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA), Other
    Details
    AR: CAT: A/HH/169.
    OTHER: Liverpool University Archives.