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- 1915-1971 (Creation)
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2.73 linear metres
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Biographical history
Edmonton Epileptic Colony was established at Silver Street, London in 1916 under the authority of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. It was founded for the treatment of male epileptic patients. In 1930 control of the Hospital passed to the London County Council. It was renamed Millfield Hospital in 1936 and later Saint David's Hospital. The hospital closed in 1948.
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H63/SD 1915-1971 Collection 2.73 linear metres Saint David's Hospital x Edmonton Epileptic Colony x Millfield Hospital
Edmonton Epileptic Colony was established at Silver Street, London in 1916 under the authority of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. It was founded for the treatment of male epileptic patients. In 1930 control of the Hospital passed to the London County Council. It was renamed Millfield Hospital in 1936 and later Saint David's Hospital. The hospital closed in 1948.
Deposited in 1987 and 2009.
Records of Saint David's Hospital, Edmonton, including Medical Superintendent's reports; inventories; papers regarding coal and coke supplies; Visiting Medical Officer's reports; registers of deaths; admission and discharge registers; ward report books; patients' allowances; requisitions; records regarding fire watching; cash books and register of visits by Roman Catholic priest.
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
Copyright is held by the Depositor
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See also Metropolitan Asylums Board, London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929-1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934-1948, London County Council Public Health, General and Special Hospitals Committee PH/HOSP/3.
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. Added February 2009. Updated July 2017. Saint David's Hospital x Edmonton Epileptic Colony x Millfield Hospital Pathology Epilepsy Diseases Medical institutions History Personal history Medical history Health services Hospitals Hospital administration People People by roles Hospital patients Metropolitan Asylums Board London England UK Western Europe Edmonton Middlesex Enfield EuropeImmediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in 1987 and 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of Saint David's Hospital, Edmonton, including Medical Superintendent's reports; inventories; papers regarding coal and coke supplies; Visiting Medical Officer's reports; registers of deaths; admission and discharge registers; ward report books; patients' allowances; requisitions; records regarding fire watching; cash books and register of visits by Roman Catholic priest.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
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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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
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is held by the Depositor
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See also Metropolitan Asylums Board, London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929-1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934-1948, London County Council Public Health, General and Special Hospitals Committee PH/HOSP/3.
Finding aids
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