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- 1866-1971 (Creation)
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3.41 linear metres
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The Grosvenor Hospital was established in 1865 as the Pimlico and Westminster Institute, a dispensary for women and children. Its president until 1885 was the Earl of Shaftesbury. In 1873 property at 29 Vincent Square, Westminster, was obtained and the dispensary became the Vincent Square Hospital for Women and Children. In 1875 the house next door was also purchased, increasing the number of beds. Medical students were not admitted but from 1879 lady missionaries were allowed to attend for clinical instruction.
The Hospital was renamed the Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children in 1884. The aims of the hospital were established as the treatment of women with diseases peculiar to their sex, and the treatment of children as out patients who had illness that were not contagious. Formal rules for the admission of inpatients were drawn up in 1885 - patients were charged 5 shillings a week if recommended by a subscriber, otherwise the fee was 10 shillings. Patients had to pay for their own laundry. Out-patients paid between twopence and a shilling per visit and had to bring their own medicine bottles.
In 1891 a third house was added so that the total accommodation was 18 beds and 3 private wards. A new outpatients department was built in 1895, while a new in-patients ward was completed in 1897, opened by Princess Louise. The new building provided 36 beds. An additional floor was added in 1905, providing a new operating theatre, anaesthetics room and separate bedrooms for the nurses. Further extensions were added in 1936 - 1938. In 1948 when the National Health Service came into being the Hospital became part of the St Thomas's Group. Administration was carried out centrally but the name of the Hospital was retained, and it became the gynaecological wing of Saint Thomas'. It was closed in 1976.
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H01/G 1866-1971 subfonds 3.41 linear metres Pimlico and Westminster Institute , 1865 - 1873
Vincent Square Hospital for Women and Children , 1873 - 1884
Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children , 1884 - 1907
Grosvenor Hospital for Women , 1907 - 1974
The Grosvenor Hospital was established in 1865 as the Pimlico and Westminster Institute, a dispensary for women and children. Its president until 1885 was the Earl of Shaftesbury. In 1873 property at 29 Vincent Square, Westminster, was obtained and the dispensary became the Vincent Square Hospital for Women and Children. In 1875 the house next door was also purchased, increasing the number of beds. Medical students were not admitted but from 1879 lady missionaries were allowed to attend for clinical instruction.
The Hospital was renamed the Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children in 1884. The aims of the hospital were established as the treatment of women with diseases peculiar to their sex, and the treatment of children as out patients who had illness that were not contagious. Formal rules for the admission of inpatients were drawn up in 1885 - patients were charged 5 shillings a week if recommended by a subscriber, otherwise the fee was 10 shillings. Patients had to pay for their own laundry. Out-patients paid between twopence and a shilling per visit and had to bring their own medicine bottles.
In 1891 a third house was added so that the total accommodation was 18 beds and 3 private wards. A new outpatients department was built in 1895, while a new in-patients ward was completed in 1897, opened by Princess Louise. The new building provided 36 beds. An additional floor was added in 1905, providing a new operating theatre, anaesthetics room and separate bedrooms for the nurses. Further extensions were added in 1936 - 1938. In 1948 when the National Health Service came into being the Hospital became part of the St Thomas's Group. Administration was carried out centrally but the name of the Hospital was retained, and it became the gynaecological wing of Saint Thomas'. It was closed in 1976.
Transferred from the Archive Office at St Thomas' Hospital to the London Metropolitan Archives on 11 July 1967.
Records of Grosvenor Hospital, including General Committee minute books, 1877-1951; House Committee minute books, 1905-1940; Medical Committee minute book, 1897-1948; Ladies Committee minute book, 1880-1890; correspondence files, 1874-1947, including correspondence on the amalgamation with Saint Thomas' Hospital and correspondence regarding leases and use of hospital property; report of the Pimlico and Westminster Institute for the first 6 months of its operation, 1866; annual reports, 1874-1948; plans of the Mortuary Block, 1947; specifications for various facilities in the Hospital, such as the boiler, sanitation and so on, 1897-1934; admission and discharge registers, 1921-1962; patient's address book, 1939-1947; radium registers, 1933-1948; registers of operations, 1968-1971; financial records, 1875-1958; papers regarding endowments and donations, 1942-1950; scroll signed by Princess Louise after opening a new building at the Hospital, 1897 and photographs and postcards of the buildings and wards, 1920-1930.
These records are arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: General Hospital Administration (A), Patients' Administration (B), Finance Office (D), Endowments (E), Miscellaneous items (Y) and Prints and Photographs (Z).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See St Thomas' Hospital by E M McInnes (George Allen and Unwin, 1963) for more information.
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 Pimlico and Westminster Institute , 1865-1873 x Vincent Square Hospital for Women and Children , 1873-1884 x Grosvenor Hospital for Women and Children , 1884-1907 x Grosvenor Hospital for Women , 1907-1974 Louise Caroline Alberta , 1848-1939 , Princess , Duchess of Argyll Womens hospitals Hospital architecture Architecture Medical institutions History Personal history Medical history Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People People by roles Hospital patients Saint Thomas' Hospital Group , National Health Service City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Westminster Hertfordshire Europe
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Transferred from the Archive Office at St Thomas' Hospital to the London Metropolitan Archives on 11 July 1967.
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Records of Grosvenor Hospital, including General Committee minute books, 1877-1951; House Committee minute books, 1905-1940; Medical Committee minute book, 1897-1948; Ladies Committee minute book, 1880-1890; correspondence files, 1874-1947, including correspondence on the amalgamation with Saint Thomas' Hospital and correspondence regarding leases and use of hospital property; report of the Pimlico and Westminster Institute for the first 6 months of its operation, 1866; annual reports, 1874-1948; plans of the Mortuary Block, 1947; specifications for various facilities in the Hospital, such as the boiler, sanitation and so on, 1897-1934; admission and discharge registers, 1921-1962; patient's address book, 1939-1947; radium registers, 1933-1948; registers of operations, 1968-1971; financial records, 1875-1958; papers regarding endowments and donations, 1942-1950; scroll signed by Princess Louise after opening a new building at the Hospital, 1897 and photographs and postcards of the buildings and wards, 1920-1930.
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These records are arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: General Hospital Administration (A), Patients' Administration (B), Finance Office (D), Endowments (E), Miscellaneous items (Y) and Prints and Photographs (Z).
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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, 1998.
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Copyright: Depositor
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- English
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- Latin
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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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