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Hospital

Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women

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Details

Previous Names
Universal Dispensary for Children (1816-1821); Royal Universal Dispensary for Children (1816 - 1822)
Royal Universal Infirmary for Children (1824 - 1843); Royal Infirmary for Chjildren (1843-1852)
Royal Infirmary for Children and Women (1852 - 1875)
Royal Hospital for Children and Women (1875 - 1903)
Address
Waterloo Bridge Road, London, SE1
Previous Locations
St Andrew's Hill, City of London (1816 - 1822)
Foundation Year
1816
Status
Closed (since 1976)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
London (Teaching)
Management Committee (1948-1974)
St Thomas'
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
St Thomas' (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Surrey/London
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Children, Women
Pre-1948 information
W&C: 1816 - 1841 Children (initially as out-patients only), 1841 - 1948 Mothers and children.
Post-1948
Acute, Other
Post-1948 information
Other: children and women

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1823 - 1976
    General
    1823 - 1976
    Finance
    1903 - 1950
    Estates
    1927 - 1948
    Nursing
    1890 - 1949
    Staff
    1907 - 1948
    Admission
    1942 - 1976
    Clinical
    1898 - 1898
    Ephemera
    1823 - 1969
    Pictorial
    1899 - 1957

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H1/RW
    Hospital and Charities Annual Reports.
    Includes records of school children treated under the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907, (S.13(1) (b)), 1909 - 1946.
    Annual Reports 1902 - 1947; SC/PPS/093/59,84