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Hospital

Springfield University Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Surrey County Lunatic Asylum (1841 - 1889)
Wandsworth Asylum (1889 - ?)
Springfield Asylum (? - c.1918)
Springfield Mental Hospital (c.1918 - c.1943); Springfield Hospital
Address
Glenburnie Road, London, SW17 7DJ
Current Trust
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust (since 1999)
Previous Trusts
South West London Community NHS Trust
Foundation Year
1841
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Springfield, Tooting
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Wandsworth and East Merton (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Wandsworth
Pre-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Greater London

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: 1841 - 1889 Surrey Justices of the Peace.
LA: 1889 - 1889 London County Council, 1889 - 1948 Middlesex County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1841 - 1990
    General
    1863 - 1974
    Staff
    1935 - 1951
    Admission
    1841 - 1980
    Clinical
    1846 - 1960
    Pictorial
    1904 - 1990
    Other
    1972 - 1974

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H46/SP see also Middlesex County Council Mental Hospitals Committee and its predecessors 1889 - 1945, and the Middlesex County Council Mental Health Committee 1945 - 1948

  • Springfield Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1841 - 1963
    General
    1863 - 1957
    Finance
    1871 - 1962
    Nursing
    1939 - 1960
    Staff
    1882 - 1963
    Admission
    1841 - 1959
    Clinical
    1880 - 1964
    Pictorial
    1949 - 1950

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Possibly now at London Metropolitan Archives?

  • Surrey History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1838 - 1889
    General
    1838 - 1889
    Nursing
    1848 - 1889
    Clinical
    1849 - 1938

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    The following deposits include records of Springfield Hospital:
    Q55/6
    6367/-