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Hospital

Didworthy Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Devon and Cornwall Sanatorium for Consumptives (c.1903 - c.1948)
City of Plymouth Sanatorium (c.1903 - c.1948)
Didworthy Sanatorium (c.1903 - c.1948)
Didworthy Chest Hospital (by 1955 - 1973 at the latest)
Address
Didworthy, South Brent
Foundation Year
1903
Status
Closed (since 1971)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Plymouth, South Devon and East Cornwall
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Plymouth
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: 1903 - 1923.
LA: 1923 - 1948 Plymouth Corporation. Beds maintained by Boards of Guardians and various Councils.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

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

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Plymouth and West Devon Area Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1903 - 1991
    General
    1948 - 1991
    Finance
    1948 - 1957
    Nursing
    1949 - 1971
    Staff
    1946 - 1971
    Admission
    1903 - 1971
    Pictorial
    1920 - 1920

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    At Repository: Local Reference: Accession 606, 1014, 1060, 1116