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- 1910-1941 (Creation)
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Dr Basil Hood, MRCS, LRCP, was the Medical Superintendent of the St Marylebone Infirmary, later St Charles' Hospital, from 1910 to 1941. Few further details of his career may be found in the Medical Directory.
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GB0120 GC/21 1910-1941 Collection 1 box Hood , Basil , 1876-1978 , medical superintendent
Dr Basil Hood, MRCS, LRCP, was the Medical Superintendent of the St Marylebone Infirmary, later St Charles' Hospital, from 1910 to 1941. Few further details of his career may be found in the Medical Directory.
These two volumes were presented to the Wellcome Institute Library by Dr Hood's daughter Mrs Lettice Ross in 1976 and transferred in 1980 to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre (now Archives and Manuscripts, Wellcome Library).
Two volumes of notes on St Marylebone Infirmary (later St Marylebone Hospital and then St Charles' Hospital), relating to Hood's period as Medical Superindendent, 1910-1941, compiled by Dr Hood in the 1950s[?], with indexes by his daughter Mrs L Ross.
Volume 1 and 2, covering staffing, staff duties, facilities, equipment, departments, consultants, surgeons, nurses, World War 1 (1914-1918) and war work, influenza epidemic, 1918-1919, ward systems and patient classification, salaries.
Restricted access until 2036: readers to consult archivist; no personal names or identifying details to be disclosed; bona fides to be required if necessary.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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Wellcome Library catalogue online.
Entry compiled by Barbara Ball from the Wellcome Library online catalogue.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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These two volumes were presented to the Wellcome Institute Library by Dr Hood's daughter Mrs Lettice Ross in 1976 and transferred in 1980 to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre (now Archives and Manuscripts, Wellcome Library).
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Two volumes of notes on St Marylebone Infirmary (later St Marylebone Hospital and then St Charles' Hospital), relating to Hood's period as Medical Superindendent, 1910-1941, compiled by Dr Hood in the 1950s[?], with indexes by his daughter Mrs L Ross.
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Volume 1 and 2, covering staffing, staff duties, facilities, equipment, departments, consultants, surgeons, nurses, World War 1 (1914-1918) and war work, influenza epidemic, 1918-1919, ward systems and patient classification, salaries.
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Restricted access until 2036: readers to consult archivist; no personal names or identifying details to be disclosed; bona fides to be required if necessary.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
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- English
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- Latin
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Wellcome Library catalogue online.
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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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