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Hospital

Royal Chest Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Infirmary for Asthma, Consumption and other Pulmonary Diseases
Infirmary for Asthma, Consumption and Diseases of the Lungs (?-1848)
Royal Infirmary for Asthma, Consumption and other Diseases of the Lungs (1848-?)
Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest (?-1919)
Royal Hospital for Diseases of the Chest
Address
City Road, London, EC1
Previous Locations
36, Union Street, Spitalfields (1814 - 1833)
10, Artillery Street, Spitalfields (1833 - c.1847)
4, Dean Street, Finsbury Square (c.1847 - 1849)
Foundation Year
1814
Status
Closed (since 1954)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Northern 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
Middlesex/London
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis, Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Chest.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
Other: Chest

Other information

Amalgamated with Great Northern Hospital in 1919.

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1825 - 1940
    General
    1825 - 1902
    Finance
    1878 - 1923
    Nursing
    1910 - 1940
    Staff
    1910 - 1940
    Ephemera
    1886 - 1893
    Other
    1886 - 1921

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H33/RCH
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Reports.
    Annual Reports - 1897 - 1920 SC/PPS/093/54