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Hospital

Meanwood Park Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Meanwood Park Colony (by 1929 - 1931 at Least)
The Hospital's out-patients centre is known as Wharfe Grange Hospital
Address
Tongue Lane, Meanwood Park, Leeds, LS6 4QB
Current Trust
Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1919
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Leeds Group (B)
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Leeds Eastern (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Leeds Eastern
Pre-1974 County
West Riding of Yorkshire
Post-1974 County
West Yorkshire
Post-1996 County
West Yorkshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Leeds Mental Deficiency Acts Committee.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap, including epilepsy.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap.

Other information

The colony took idiots, imbeciles and feeble-minded people including epileptics (sic) of both sexes. In 1931 there were 67 men and 117 women. 48 of the male cases were under 15 years of age and 19 over fifteen years of age of the employable class [1931 Hospital Year Book].

Record locations

  • West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

    Record types

    Administrative
    1919 - 1994
    General
    1970 - 1994
    Nursing
    1955 - 1966
    Staff
    1955 - 1966
    Admission
    1919 - 1994
    Clinical
    1920 - 1988

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: BG: C904.
    Clinical includes pateints' finances 1959 - 1985, and dental treatment 1970 - 1982.