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Hospital

Edinburgh Eye Ear and Throat Infirmary

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Eye Infirmary of Edinburgh (1834 - 1883)
Address
6 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh
Foundation Year
1834
Status
Closed (since 1969)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Eastern
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Midlothian
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Eye, ear and throat.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: Eye.

Other information

Taken over by Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion of the Royal Infirmary 1969 and became the Orthopaedic Clinic. Eye outpatients only from 1949.

Record locations

  • Lothian Health Services Archive

    Record types

    Administrative
    1914 - 1947
    General
    1914 - 1947
    Ephemera
    1938 - 1938

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    LHB32