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Hospital

Ainsworth Isolation Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Hospital for Small-pox (by 1929 - 1947 at the latest)
Ainsworth Smallpox Hospital (by 1948 - c.1978)
Address
Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5TT
Foundation Year
1906
Status
Closed (since 1982)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bury and Rossendale
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Bury
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Bury and District Joint Hospital Board.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - closure Isolation.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1896 - 1897
    General
    1896 - 1897

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.

  • Greater Manchester County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1903 - 1948
    General
    1903 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.