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Hospital

Birmingham and Midlands Hospital for Women

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Details

Previous Names
Birmingham and Midland Hospital for Women (by 1929 - 1948)
Hospital for Women (1949 - c.1974)
Birmingham and Midland Women's Hospital (c.1974 - 1994)
Address
Showell Green Lane, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 4HL
Foundation Year
1871
Status
Closed (since 1996)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Provinces
Management Committee (1948-1974)
United Birmingham
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
West Midlands
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
West Midlands
District Authority (1974-1982)
Central Birmingham (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Central Birmingham
Pre-1974 County
Warwickshire
Post-1974 County
West Midlands
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: Free to patients within a 10-mile radius of Birmingham; otherwise a £6 charge (1929) was made.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Women
Pre-1948 information
W: Approved for the treatment of venereal disease.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: Gynaecology.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Birmingham: Archives and Heritage Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1871 - 1966
    General
    1871 - 1966
    Estates
    1919 - 1947
    Nursing
    1895 - 1940
    Admission
    1871 - 1927
    Clinical
    1909 - 1969
    Ephemera
    1900 - 1912

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    HC/WH
    Further accession 2005 (NRA (2005)