Fonds RLHGE - St George in the East Hospital

Identity area

Reference code

RLHGE

Title

St George in the East Hospital

Date(s)

  • [1930s]-1956 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 volume; 10 postcards

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

St George in the East Hospital was erected in 1871 by the Board of Guardians, under the provisions of the Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867. A Nurse Training School was established in 1893. In 1930, when it passed to the London County Council, it had 406 beds.With the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948 the Hospital was transferred to the Stepney Group Hospital Management Committee. The Hospital was closed in September 1956.

Archival history

RLHGE [1930s]-1956 Collection (fonds) 1 volume; 10 postcards St George in the East Hospital
St George in the East Hospital was erected in 1871 by the Board of Guardians, under the provisions of the Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867. A Nurse Training School was established in 1893. In 1930, when it passed to the London County Council, it had 406 beds.With the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948 the Hospital was transferred to the Stepney Group Hospital Management Committee. The Hospital was closed in September 1956.

The minutes were transferred from the Public Record Office in 1985. The postcards were transferred from the Broadley Postcard Collection.

Minutes of the House Committee and photographic postcards.

See Scope and content.

Open.

Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.
English

See 'Detailed catalogue' link above.

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. Administration Health services Hospitals Medical institutions Photographs Social sciences Social welfare St George in the East Hospital Visual materials Organisation and management

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The minutes were transferred from the Public Record Office in 1985. The postcards were transferred from the Broadley Postcard Collection.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Minutes of the House Committee and photographic postcards.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

See Scope and content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

See 'Detailed catalogue' link above.

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Barts Health NHS Trust Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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