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Hospital

Southport General Infirmary

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
North Meols Dispensary (1825 - 1871)
Virginia Street Infirmary (1870 - 1892)
Southport Infirmary and Dispensary (1871 - 1894)
Southport Infirmary (1895 - 1948)
Address
Pilkington Road, Southport, PR8 0LT
Previous Locations
Lord Street (1825 - 1871)
Virginia Street (1871 - 1895); Scarisbrick New Road (1895- )
Current Trust
Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust (since 1999)
Foundation Year
1825
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Southport and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Mersey
District Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
District Authority (Post-1982)
Southport and Formby
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Merseyside
Post-1996 County
Merseyside

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: Charity for medical benefits for hand-loom weavers as well as 'strangers'.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Mental
Post-1948 information
As at 2000, elderly mental health

Other information

Amalgamated with this hospital in 1899 was the Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.

Record locations

  • Merseyside Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1871 - 1970
    General
    1871 - 1947
    Finance
    1874 - 1918
    Estates
    1892 - 1900
    Clinical
    1939 - 1943
    Ephemera
    1874 - 1944
    Pictorial
    1910 - 1970
    Private Papers
    1899 - 1900
    Other
    1890 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    M614 SGI
  • Southport Library Local History Collection

    Record types

    Administrative
    1825 - 1870
    Ephemera
    1825 - 1870
    Pictorial
    1825 - 1825