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Hospital

King George V Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Highdown Sanatorium
King George V Sanatorium
King George V Hospital for Diseases of the Chest
Address
Highdown, Godalming, GU8 4DQ
Foundation Year
1921
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Godalming, Milford and Liphook Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
South West Surrey
District Authority (Post-1982)
South West Surrey
Pre-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1914 - 1930 Metropolitan Asylums Board, 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis
Pre-1948 information
TB: Adult males.
Post-1948
Mental, Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - 1965 Tuberculosis.
MNT: by 1975 - ? Mental handicap

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1915 - 1948
    General
    1919 - 1948
    Estates
    1915 - 1923
    Nursing
    1928 - 1942

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: CAT:
    AR: See also Metropolitan Asylums Board, London County Council 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, and Staff Matters Committee PH/STA/1.