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- 1928-1958 (Creation)
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10.45 linear metres
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Biographical history
Edgware General Hospital was originally known as Redhill Hospital and was built by Hendon Board of Guardians. Rather than extending the old Redhill Infirmary, in the 1920's Hendon Board of Guardians decided to build a new hospital of 175 beds on 20 acres of land at Burnt Oak. Work began in 1924 and Redhill Hospital opened in December 1927. It was taken over by Middlesex County Council on 1 April 1930 who renamed it Redhill County Hospital. Between 1936 and 1938, the Middlesex County Council built extensive additions to the hospital including a 60 bed maternity unit and a 329 bed medical unit. In January 1938 the Middlesex County Maternity Hospital opened in Bushey. This was administered from Redhill County Hospital. The hospital became part of the National Health Service in 1948 and came under the control of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board and Hendon Group Hospital Management Committee. Its name was changed the same year to Edgware General Hospital. It now forms part of Barnet Health Authority.
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H16/EDG 1928-1958 subfonds 10.45 linear metres Edgware General Hospital , 1948- x Redhill Hospital , 1927-1930 x Redhill County Hospital , 1930-1948
Edgware General Hospital was originally known as Redhill Hospital and was built by Hendon Board of Guardians. Rather than extending the old Redhill Infirmary, in the 1920's Hendon Board of Guardians decided to build a new hospital of 175 beds on 20 acres of land at Burnt Oak. Work began in 1924 and Redhill Hospital opened in December 1927. It was taken over by Middlesex County Council on 1 April 1930 who renamed it Redhill County Hospital. Between 1936 and 1938, the Middlesex County Council built extensive additions to the hospital including a 60 bed maternity unit and a 329 bed medical unit. In January 1938 the Middlesex County Maternity Hospital opened in Bushey. This was administered from Redhill County Hospital. The hospital became part of the National Health Service in 1948 and came under the control of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board and Hendon Group Hospital Management Committee. Its name was changed the same year to Edgware General Hospital. It now forms part of Barnet Health Authority.
Transferred by the Senior Administrative Assistant and the Patients Services Officer, Edgware General Hospital, Barnet Health Authority, on 23 January 1985 (Acc 2071), 27 January 1986 (Acc 2229) and 27 August 1986 (Acc 2314).
Records of the Edgware General Hospital, including annual reports, 1928-1974; handbooks, 1965-1968; papers relating to open days, 1950-1960; papers and photographs concerning opening of new extensions at Redhill County Hospital, 1938; admission and discharge registers, 1941-1974; registers of deaths, 1928-1956; registers of births, 1928-1940; registers of confinements, 1951-1958; maternity case books, 1945-1958; casualty books, 1945-1957 and ambulance books, 1951-1956.
The records are arranged as follows: A = Administration, B = Patients' Records.
These records are open to public inspection, although under section 5(4) of the 1958 Public Records Act administrative records are closed for 30 years and patient records for 100 years.
Copyright: Depositor
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For records relating to the administration of the hospital 1924-1930 see the records of Hendon Board of Guardians. These include minute books, papers and registers relating to the workhouse and old infirmary. For the administration of the hospital 1930-1948, see the records of Middlesex County Council these include minutes of the Middlesex County Council Public Health Committee and its Central Hospitals and Institutions Sub-Committee.
For the history of the hospital 1948-1974 readers should consult the records of Hendon Group Management Committee and of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. February 2009 Edgware General Hospital , 1948- x Redhill Hospital , 1927-1930 x Redhill County Hospital , 1930-1948 History Medical institutions Personal history Medical history Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People People by roles Hospital patients Hendon Board of Guardians Edgware London England UK Western Europe Barnet Hertfordshire Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by the Senior Administrative Assistant and the Patients Services Officer, Edgware General Hospital, Barnet Health Authority, on 23 January 1985 (Acc 2071), 27 January 1986 (Acc 2229) and 27 August 1986 (Acc 2314).
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Records of the Edgware General Hospital, including annual reports, 1928-1974; handbooks, 1965-1968; papers relating to open days, 1950-1960; papers and photographs concerning opening of new extensions at Redhill County Hospital, 1938; admission and discharge registers, 1941-1974; registers of deaths, 1928-1956; registers of births, 1928-1940; registers of confinements, 1951-1958; maternity case books, 1945-1958; casualty books, 1945-1957 and ambulance books, 1951-1956.
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Accruals
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The records are arranged as follows: A = Administration, B = Patients' Records.
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Conditions governing access
These records are open to public inspection, although under section 5(4) of the 1958 Public Records Act administrative records are closed for 30 years and patient records for 100 years.
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Copyright: Depositor
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For records relating to the administration of the hospital 1924-1930 see the records of Hendon Board of Guardians. These include minute books, papers and registers relating to the workhouse and old infirmary. For the administration of the hospital 1930-1948, see the records of Middlesex County Council these include minutes of the Middlesex County Council Public Health Committee and its Central Hospitals and Institutions Sub-Committee.
For the history of the hospital 1948-1974 readers should consult the records of Hendon Group Management Committee and of the North West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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