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Hospital

Westhulme Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Westhulme Fever Hospital (by 1929 - 1947 at the latest)
Westhulme Isolation Hospital (by 1948)
Westhulme Infectious Diseases Hospital (to c. 1970)
Address
Westhulme Avenue, Oldham, OL1 2PN
Previous Locations
Chadderton Road
Oldham ? to 1975
Foundation Year
1872
Status
Closed (since 1990)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Oldham and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Oldham
District Authority (Post-1982)
Oldham
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Oldham

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1872 - 1948 Oldham County Borough Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation
Pre-1948 information
ISOL: Also servers Chadderton Joint Heath District.
Post-1948
Acute, Other
Post-1948 information
AC: c.1963 - ? Mainly.
OTHER: 1948 - c.1963 Infectious diseases, ? - long stay, 1970s- c.1990 Long stay.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Chest Clinic, Royal Oldham Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1928 - 1947
    Admission
    1928 - 1947

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Oldham Local Studies and Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1880 - 1948
    General
    1880 - 1947
    Finance
    1896 - 1914
    Nursing
    1940 - 1944
    Staff
    1939 - 1948
    Clinical
    1950 - 1959

    Finding aids

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