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Hospital

St Peter's Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Maldon Workhouse (1874 - 1930)
Maldon Institution (1930 - 1938)
Address
Spital Road, Maldon, CM9 6EG
Current Trust
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1874
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Chelmsford Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Chelmsford
District Authority (Post-1982)
Mid-Essex
Pre-1974 County
Essex
Post-1974 County
Essex
Post-1996 County
Essex

Status

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

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Geriatric

Other information

The workhouse was built in 1873. Its predecessor was built c1836.

Record locations

  • Essex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1836 - 1987
    General
    1836 - 1930
    Finance
    1836 - 1930
    Admission
    1930 - 1987
    Clinical
    1862 - 1931

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Patients' records are "workhouse medical relief books", 1862 - 1874, and "medical records", 1922 - 1931.