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Hospital

Leicester General Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
North Evington Infirmary (1905 - 1930)
Leicester City General Hospital (1930 - c.1948)
Address
Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4PW
Current Trust
Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1905
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Sheffield
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Leicester Area No. 1
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Trent
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Trent
District Authority (1974-1982)
East (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Leicestershire
Pre-1974 County
Leicestershire
Post-1974 County
Leicestershire
Post-1996 County
Leicestershire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1905 - 1929.
LA: 1930 - 1948 City of Leicester Health Committee.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Maternity

Other information

?Evington War Hospital 1915 - 1919 or linked with that hospital. 5th Northern General Hospital Established on Mobilisation (1914) at Leicester and Rutland Lunatic Asylum and extended during the war to include the Poor Law Infirmary (later City General Hospital)

Record locations

  • Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

    Record types

    Administrative
    1851 - 1972
    General
    1902 - 1948
    Finance
    1908 - 1930
    Nursing
    1905 - 1972
    Clinical
    1972 - 1994
    Ephemera
    1851 - 1896
    Pictorial
    1908 - 1930

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Maternity records 1972-94