Subfonds H01/RW/K - ROYAL WATERLOO HOSPITAL: KIRCHNER CONVALESCENT HOME

Identity area

Reference code

H01/RW/K

Title

ROYAL WATERLOO HOSPITAL: KIRCHNER CONVALESCENT HOME

Date(s)

  • 1914-1924 (Creation)

Level of description

Subfonds

Extent and medium

0.35 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Kirchner Convalescent Home was a gift to the Royal Waterloo Hospital in 1914 by Mr and Mrs Frederick J. Kirchner. The property was Sea Copse Hill, Wootton, Isle of Wight. The house stood in nine acres of land and was handed over to the Hospital fully furnished with beds, linen and household equipment. The house was sold in 1924 by the Board of Governors and the proceeds went towards general hospital purposes.

Archival history

H01/RW/K 1914-1924 subfonds 0.35 linear metres Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women x Universal Dispensary for Children x Royal Universal Dispensary for Children x Royal Universal Infirmary for Children x Royal Infirmary for Children x Royal Infirmary for Children and Women

The Kirchner Convalescent Home was a gift to the Royal Waterloo Hospital in 1914 by Mr and Mrs Frederick J. Kirchner. The property was Sea Copse Hill, Wootton, Isle of Wight. The house stood in nine acres of land and was handed over to the Hospital fully furnished with beds, linen and household equipment. The house was sold in 1924 by the Board of Governors and the proceeds went towards general hospital purposes.

Records transferrred to the Greater London Record Office from St Thomas' Hospital on 19 October 1967 with additional deposits between 1971 and 1989.

Records of the Kirchner Convalescent Home, Royal Waterloo Hospital, including Convalescent Home Committee rough minute and agenda book, 1914 - 1924; admission and discharge register giving name, address, age, date of admission, disease, date of discharge and result, 1914-1924 and financial records, 1914-1924.

These items have been arranged in accordance with the classification scheme for hospital records which was used in the larger collections. Therefore, minutes of the Committee are followed by patients' records and then by records relating to finance.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright Depositor
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. February 2009 Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Residential care homes Convalescent homes Medical institutions History Personal history Medical history Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People People by roles Hospital patients Construction engineering Kirchner , Frederick John , fl 1914 Kirchner , Millian Alice Cleveland , d 1935 Kirchner Convalescent Home, Royal Waterloo Hospital London England UK Western Europe Wooton Isle of Wight Hampshire Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records transferrred to the Greater London Record Office from St Thomas' Hospital on 19 October 1967 with additional deposits between 1971 and 1989.

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Scope and content

Records of the Kirchner Convalescent Home, Royal Waterloo Hospital, including Convalescent Home Committee rough minute and agenda book, 1914 - 1924; admission and discharge register giving name, address, age, date of admission, disease, date of discharge and result, 1914-1924 and financial records, 1914-1924.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

These items have been arranged in accordance with the classification scheme for hospital records which was used in the larger collections. Therefore, minutes of the Committee are followed by patients' records and then by records relating to finance.

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Conditions governing access

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

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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

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