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Hospital

South Shields Maternity Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Address
Harton
Foundation Year
1939
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Management Committee (1948-1974)
South Shields
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Northern
District Authority (1974-1982)
South Tyneside
District Authority (Post-1982)
South Tyneside
Pre-1974 County
Durham
Post-1974 County
Tyne and Wear
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Part of General Hospital.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Maternity
Post-1948
Maternity

Other information

South Shields Maternity Hospital was built by South Shields Corporation as part of the General Hospital in 1939. In September 1953 it was split from the General to become a hospital in its own right, but see South Shields General Hospital too.

Record locations

  • Tyne and Wear Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1939 - 1973
    Clinical
    1919 - 1962
    Ephemera
    1939 - 1973
    Pictorial
    1960 - 1970

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: CAT: HO/SSM.
    NRA: CAT: 38695.
    WIHM: CAT:
    Maternity registers form a continuous series from the time of the General Hospital