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Hospital

Weymouth and District Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Weymouth Sanatorium (1848 - 1902)
Princess Christian Hospital and Sanatorium (1902 - 1921)
Address
Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7TB
Previous Locations
St Thomas Street (1848 - 1863)
Clarence Buildings (1863 - 1902)
Westerhall Road, Weymouth (1902 - ?)
Foundation Year
1848
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
West Dorset Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
West Dorset
District Authority (Post-1982)
West Dorset
Pre-1974 County
Dorset
Post-1974 County
Dorset
Post-1996 County
Dorset

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Children, General, Women
Pre-1948 information
W&C: 1848 - 1921 Founded for treatment of diseases 'peculiar to women and children'.
GEN: 1921 - 1948.
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Linked with Weymouth Royal Hospital in 1921.

Record locations

  • Dorset History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1909 - 1991
    General
    1909 - 1991
    Admission
    1927 - 1948
    Clinical
    1906 - 1936

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Catalogue: NG/HH/WY(D)
    Includes some material on other Weymouth and Dorset Hospitals 1915-1991