Western Hospital, Fulham

Western Hospital
Western Hospital, Fulham
Location within Hammersmith and Fulham
Geography
Location Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°29′06″N 0°11′43″W / 51.4851°N 0.1953°W / 51.4851; -0.1953Coordinates: 51°29′06″N 0°11′43″W / 51.4851°N 0.1953°W / 51.4851; -0.1953
History
Founded 1877
Closed 1979
Links
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The Western Hospital, originally the Fulham Hospital, was a hospital for smallpox established in Fulham, London, in 1877.

History

Location of the hospital, adjacent to the railway line. The hospital is in the middle of the map. (Click to enlarge). Detail from Charles Booth's 1889 descriptive map of London.

The hospital was established as the Fulham Hospital in Fulham, London, in 1877.[1][2] It became the Western Fever Hospital in 1885 and additional fever blocks were built in the early 1890s.[1] It joined the National Health Service under the management of the South West Metropolitan Regional Health Board in 1948.[1] It closed in 1979 and the hospital was subsequently demolished.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Western Hospital". ezitis.myzen.co.uk. Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. "The National Archives - Search the archives - Hospital Records- Details". www.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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