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- 1857-1990 (Creation)
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26.67 linear metres
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The Lambeth Group of Hospitals was formed in June 1948 by the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board to be responsible for the management of Lambeth hospital (ref. H01/L), the South London Hospital for Women and Children (ref. H24), Annie McCall Maternity Hospital (ref. H24) and the South Western hospital ref. H15/SW).
In October 1956 the group was enlarged by the addition of the Royal Eye Hospital, Southwark and its branch at Surbiton (ref. H15/RE). Holmhurst Home, a halfway house for elderly patients (ref. H15/HH), was opened in 1952, by the King's Fund and attached to the Lambeth Group. Records of all these hospital are held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
On 1 July 1964 Lambeth Hospital was transferred to the Saint Thomas' Hospital Group. Lambeth Group Hospital Management Committee amalgamated with Wandsworth Hospital Management Committee to form the South West London Hospital Group Hospital Management Committee. All other hospitals in the Lambeth Group also became part of the new group. In 1968 the South Western Hospital was transferred across to the Saint Thomas' Hospital Group.
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H15 1857-1990 Collection 26.67 linear metres The Lambeth Group of Hospitals , South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
The Lambeth Group of Hospitals was formed in June 1948 by the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board to be responsible for the management of Lambeth hospital (ref. H01/L), the South London Hospital for Women and Children (ref. H24), Annie McCall Maternity Hospital (ref. H24) and the South Western hospital ref. H15/SW).
In October 1956 the group was enlarged by the addition of the Royal Eye Hospital, Southwark and its branch at Surbiton (ref. H15/RE). Holmhurst Home, a halfway house for elderly patients (ref. H15/HH), was opened in 1952, by the King's Fund and attached to the Lambeth Group. Records of all these hospital are held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
On 1 July 1964 Lambeth Hospital was transferred to the Saint Thomas' Hospital Group. Lambeth Group Hospital Management Committee amalgamated with Wandsworth Hospital Management Committee to form the South West London Hospital Group Hospital Management Committee. All other hospitals in the Lambeth Group also became part of the new group. In 1968 the South Western Hospital was transferred across to the Saint Thomas' Hospital Group.
Received in multiple accessions between 1984 and 2000 (ACC/1958, ACC/2530, ACC/3241, ACC/3431, ACC/3513, ACC/3624, B00/015).
The records under this heading include administrative, patient and staff records relating to the hospitals managed as part of the Lambeth Group of Hospitals, 1857-1990.
These records are arranged according to a classification scheme for hospital records: General Hospital Administration (A), Patients' Administration (B), Finance Office (D), Endowments (E), Related Documentation (Y) and Prints and Photographs (PH).
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
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 The Royal Eye Hospital , 1892-1980 x South London Ophthalmic Hospital , 1857-1860 x Surrey Ophthalmic Hospital , 1860-1863 x The Ophthalmic Hospital , 1863-1869 x The Royal South London Ophthalmic Hospital , 1869-1892 Lambeth Group Hospital Management Committee , South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board Medical institutions The Lambeth Group of Hospitals , South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board Holmhurst Home , Lambeth Group Hospital Management Committee x Holmhurst , St Thomas' Hospital History Personal history Medical history Health authorities District health authorities Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People People by roles Hospital patients Europe Western Europe UK England London Lambeth South Western Hospital x Stockwell Fever Hospital x Stockwell Smallpox Hospital Saint John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin
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Received in multiple accessions between 1984 and 2000 (ACC/1958, ACC/2530, ACC/3241, ACC/3431, ACC/3513, ACC/3624, B00/015).
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The records under this heading include administrative, patient and staff records relating to the hospitals managed as part of the Lambeth Group of Hospitals, 1857-1990.
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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), Related Documentation (Y) and Prints and Photographs (PH).
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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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English
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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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- English