Collection GB 0074 CLC/154 - WESTERN CITY DISPENSARY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/154

Title

WESTERN CITY DISPENSARY

Date(s)

  • 1829-1877 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

One production item.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The dispensary was established in 1829, by voluntary subscription, to supply the poor in the wards of Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without and Castle Baynard with free medicines and medical advice in sickness and childbirth. Medical services were provided free by doctors at their places of residence, or in patients' homes, and prescriptions dispensed at selected druggists whose expenses were reimbursed by the charity.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/154 1829-1877 Collection One production item. Western City Dispensary

The dispensary was established in 1829, by voluntary subscription, to supply the poor in the wards of Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without and Castle Baynard with free medicines and medical advice in sickness and childbirth. Medical services were provided free by doctors at their places of residence, or in patients' homes, and prescriptions dispensed at selected druggists whose expenses were reimbursed by the charity.

This volume was donated to Guildhall Library in 1994, and was catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1996. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Minute book of the committee of the Western City Dispensary.

One volume.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

English

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.

June to August 2010. Dispensaries Social welfare Poor relief Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Charities administration Information sources Documents Charity records Health services Medical charities Western City Dispensary Farringdon City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

This volume was donated to Guildhall Library in 1994, and was catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1996. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Minute book of the committee of the Western City Dispensary.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One volume.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan 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.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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