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Hospital

North West Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Purton Workhouse (1836 - c.1948); Purton Mental Hospital
Address
Purton, SN5 9QB
Foundation Year
1836
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Oxford
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Swindon and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
Swindon
District Authority (Post-1982)
Swindon
Pre-1974 County
Wiltshire
Post-1974 County
Wiltshire
Post-1996 County
Wiltshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1930 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Geriatric.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1928 - 1970
    Admission
    1936 - 1954
    Ephemera
    1928 - 1960
    Other
    1936 - 1970

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    See also Poor Law Union Records at Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office; visitors book and medical officer's attendance register, 1936-1970, reported in NRA Accessions to Repositories 2009