Fonds GB 0113 MS-WESTG - Westminster General Dispensary

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GB 0113 MS-WESTG

Title

Westminster General Dispensary

Date(s)

  • 1774-1936 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

11 vols

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Biographical history

The Westminster General Dispensary, Gerrard street, was instituted in 1774. It treated medical and surgical cases and also had a lying-in department. It closed in 1961.

Archival history

GB 0113 MS-WESTG 1774-1936 fonds 11 vols Westminster General Dispensary

The Westminster General Dispensary, Gerrard street, was instituted in 1774. It treated medical and surgical cases and also had a lying-in department. It closed in 1961.

Donated by the Westminster General Dispensary, on its closure in July 1961.

Minutes of general meetings of governors of the Westminster General Dispensary, instituted 6 June 1774.

Open for consultation, unless otherwise indicated.

All requests should be referred to the Archivist.

English

Available at the Royal College of Physicians.

Imported from the RCP's Adlib catalogue; edited by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Administrative history was found using a Google search.

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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by the Westminster General Dispensary, on its closure in July 1961.

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Minutes of general meetings of governors of the Westminster General Dispensary, instituted 6 June 1774.

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Open for consultation, unless otherwise indicated.

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All requests should be referred to the Archivist.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Available at the Royal College of Physicians.

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Royal College of Physicians

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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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