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- 1915-1974 (Creation)
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13 vols; 3 files
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Founded as West Ham Dispensary in 1861, a Hospital was opened as the West Ham and Eastern General Hospital in 1890. It first extended in 1895 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1917 as Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End. It was administered as an acute hospital by Newham Health District until its closure with the transfer of acute services to Newham General Hospital, Glen Road, Plaistow.
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RLHQH 1915-1974 Collection (fonds) 13 vols; 3 files Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End
Founded as West Ham Dispensary in 1861, a Hospital was opened as the West Ham and Eastern General Hospital in 1890. It first extended in 1895 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1917 as Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End. It was administered as an acute hospital by Newham Health District until its closure with the transfer of acute services to Newham General Hospital, Glen Road, Plaistow.
Transferred from Princess Alexandra and Newham College of Nursing and Midwifery in 1992.
Registers of probationers/student nurses, registers of staff nurses and sisters, monthly reports on nurses, registers of pupil midwives and miscellaneous nursing records.
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Originally compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Updated by Clare Button, Archivist, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. 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. June 2001, updated April 2020. Health services Hospitals Medical institutions Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Nursing Paramedical personnel Paramedical personnel training Personnel Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End Social sciences Social welfare Surgery Vocational training subjects West Ham and Eastern General Hospital West Ham Dispensary People by occupation People
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Transferred from Princess Alexandra and Newham College of Nursing and Midwifery in 1992.
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Registers of probationers/student nurses, registers of staff nurses and sisters, monthly reports on nurses, registers of pupil midwives and miscellaneous nursing records.
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Some material is restricted. Please contact the repository in the first instance.
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Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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