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- 1937-1968 (Creation)
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0.5 linear metres
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Biographical history
Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home opened in Parsons Green in 1937, replacing the maternity ward at Fulham Hospital, St. Dunstan's Road.
Following the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 the home came under the control of the Fulham and Kensington Hospital Management Committee. The Committee reported to the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
In 1962 the home became known as Fulham Maternity Hospital. The hospital later became incorporated into the West London Hospital and closed around 1973 when Charing Cross Hospital opened on the site of Fulham Hospital, whose maternity ward the hospital had replaced in 1937.
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GB 0074 H76 1937-1968 Collection 0.5 linear metres Fulham Maternity Hospital , 1962-1973
xx Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home , 1937-1962
Fulham Borough Council Maternity Home opened in Parsons Green in 1937, replacing the maternity ward at Fulham Hospital, St. Dunstan's Road.
Following the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 the home came under the control of the Fulham and Kensington Hospital Management Committee. The Committee reported to the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board.
In 1962 the home became known as Fulham Maternity Hospital. The hospital later became incorporated into the West London Hospital and closed around 1973 when Charing Cross Hospital opened on the site of Fulham Hospital, whose maternity ward the hospital had replaced in 1937.
Deposited at Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local Studies in 1992, 1993 and 1996 .
Transferred from Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre in 2015.
Records of Fulham Maternity Hospital (1937 - 1968) including registers of births and deliveries.
Arranged as follows:
H76/B/01: Registers of Births and Deliveries.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Copyright rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: https://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited at Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local Studies in 1992, 1993 and 1996 .
Transferred from Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre in 2015.
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Scope and content
Records of Fulham Maternity Hospital (1937 - 1968) including registers of births and deliveries.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows:
H76/B/01: Registers of Births and Deliveries.
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: https://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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- English