Grove Hospital

Grove Hospital
Grove Hospital
Location within Wandsworth
Geography
Location Covent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°25′40″N 0°10′06″W / 51.4278°N 0.1684°W / 51.4278; -0.1684Coordinates: 51°25′40″N 0°10′06″W / 51.4278°N 0.1684°W / 51.4278; -0.1684
History
Founded 1899
Closed 1958
Links
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The Grove Hospital, originally the Grove Fever Hospital, was a hospital for infectious diseases opened in Tooting Grove, London.

History

The hospital was opened as the Grove Fever Hospital in Tooting Grove, London in 1899.[1][2][3] It became the Grove Military Hospital in 1916 before reverting to civilian use as a fever hospital again in 1920.[1] In 1932, Joseph Bramhall Ellison, while working at the hospital, discovered that vitamin A significantly reduces measles mortality in children.[4] It joined the National Health Service as the Grove Hospital in 1948.[1] It became St George's Hospital, Tooting Branch in 1958 and, although two ward blocks remain, most of the premises were demolished in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Grove Hospital". ezitis.myzen.co.uk. Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "AIM25 collection description". aim25.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Grove Hospital, Tooting". Workhouses. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Joseph Bramhall Ellison's discovery that vitamin A reduces measles mortality". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 13 July 2018.


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