Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1896-1934 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
6 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Constance Road Workhouse/Institution was founded in the Parish of St Giles in Camberwell, and existed from 1892 to 1937. In 1914 the title 'Workhouse' was changed to 'Institution'. In 1929 a Local Government Act transferred the care of Poor Law hospitals to the local County Councils, who were also given responsibility for the sick in their area. London County Council took over the parish of St Giles. The Institution became St Francis Hospital in 1937.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0100 KCLCA CR/R 1896-1934 Collection (fonds) 6 volumes Constance Road Workhouse/Institution
The Constance Road Workhouse/Institution was founded in the Parish of St Giles in Camberwell, and existed from 1892 to 1937. In 1914 the title 'Workhouse' was changed to 'Institution'. In 1929 a Local Government Act transferred the care of Poor Law hospitals to the local County Councils, who were also given responsibility for the sick in their area. London County Council took over the parish of St Giles. The Institution became St Francis Hospital in 1937.
King's College Hospital Library.
Registers of Constance Road Workhouse/Institution, 1896-1934, consisting of a register of lunatics, 1896; 'Register of lunatics No 18', 1910; 'Register of lunatics No 23', 1915-1916; register of 'Examination of alleged lunatics H & B', 1921-1934; 'Register of articles etc found on inmates', 1912-1922; register of deaths, 1929-1933.
Arranged in 6 volumes as above.
Administrative and committee papers are closed for 30 years from the last date on file, and patient case notes which could touch on the privacy of named individuals are closed for 100 years.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
English.
Handlist available in the reading room of the College Archives.
General administrative records, 1930-1948, finance records, 1896-1930, and admission and discharge records, 1894-1931, are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
Sources: On-line Public Record Office and Wellcome Trust's Hospital Records Database at http://hospitalrecords.pro.gov.uk. Compiled by Annabel Dodds. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000. Jun 2000. Camberwell Constance Road Institution Constance Road Workhouse England Europe Government London Poor Law administration Public administration Social welfare UK Western Europe Southwark
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
King's College Hospital Library.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Registers of Constance Road Workhouse/Institution, 1896-1934, consisting of a register of lunatics, 1896; 'Register of lunatics No 18', 1910; 'Register of lunatics No 23', 1915-1916; register of 'Examination of alleged lunatics H & B', 1921-1934; 'Register of articles etc found on inmates', 1912-1922; register of deaths, 1929-1933.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in 6 volumes as above.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Administrative and committee papers are closed for 30 years from the last date on file, and patient case notes which could touch on the privacy of named individuals are closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services, King's College London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Handlist available in the reading room of the College Archives.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
General administrative records, 1930-1948, finance records, 1896-1930, and admission and discharge records, 1894-1931, are held at London Metropolitan Archives.
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second edition, 2000.
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English