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Hospital

Joyce Green Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital (1903 - 1948)
Address
Joyce Green Lane, Dartford, DAI 5PL
Previous Locations
Hospital ships: Dreadnought, Greenwich (1871 - 1881)
Endymion and Atlas, Greenwich (1881 - 1884)
Long Reach, Dartford (1884 - 1903)
Castalia, Long Reach, Dartford (1884 - 1903)
Current Trust
Thames Gateway NHS Trust (since 1998)
Foundation Year
1903
Status
Closed (since 2000)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Dartford and Darenth
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Dartford and Gravesham
District Authority (Post-1982)
Dartford and Gravesham
Pre-1974 County
Kent
Post-1974 County
Kent
Post-1996 County
Kent

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1903 - 1930 Metropolitan Asylums Board, 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation
Pre-1948 information
ISOL: Fever and smallpox.
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: By 1965.

Other information

One of the 'River Hospitals', along with Long Reach Hospital and Orchard Hospital. Demolished 2000

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1871 - 1966
    General
    1871 - 1966
    Finance
    1881 - 1884
    Estates
    1896 - 1896
    Staff
    1873 - 1942
    Admission
    1897 - 1951
    Clinical
    1888 - 1951
    Other
    1896 - 1902

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: CAT: H48; B01 094
    AR: See also St Olave's/Bermondsey Board of Guardians B.B.G., Metropolitan Asylums Board, London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929 - 1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934 - 1948, London County Council Public Health General and Special Hospitals Committee PH/HOSP/3.