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High Wood Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
High Wood School (1904 - 1920)
High Wood Hospital (1920 - 1924)
High Wood Hospital for Children (1924 - c.1960)
Address
Ongar Road, Brentwood, CM15 9DY
Current Trust
BHB Community Health Care NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1904
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Brentwood Group No. 16
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Havering
District Authority (Post-1982)
Barking, Havering and Brentwood
Pre-1974 County
Essex
Post-1974 County
Essex
Post-1996 County
Essex

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1904 - 1930 Metropolitan Asylums Board, 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS
Post-1948 information
TR: Havering Hospitals NHS Trust from 1993.

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis, Other
Pre-1948 information
TB: 1919 - ? Children.
OTHER: 1904 - 1920 Eye diseases.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: Long stay.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1897 - 1948
    General
    1903 - 1948
    Estates
    1897 - 1899
    Staff
    1903 - 1930

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: See Metropolitan asylums Board, London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929 - 1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934 - 1948.