Bridge of Earn Hospital

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Scope and Content

The collection includes:

Papers and Correspondence, 1939-1973
Patient Records, 1948-1984
Internal Welfare Committee, 1942-1950
Department of Health Booklets etc, 1940-1944
Slides, 1965-1972
Maps and Plans, 1940-1949

Administrative / Biographical History

At the outbreak of the Second World War, the Emergency Medical Service was established to try and cope with the large numbers of expected war casualties. Seven ‘temporary’ hospitals were built in Scotland for this; Bridge of Earn in Perthshire, Stracathro in Angus, Ballochmyle in Aryshire, Peel in Selkirkshire, Killearn in Dunbartonshire, Raigmore in Inverness and Law in Lanarkshire.

Bridge of Earn Hospital was built in 1939 and in 1946 the Rehabilitation Unit which had been at Gleneagles Hotel, was moved to Bridge of Earn. Then in 1947 the Orthopaedic Unit was transferred from Larbert. This allowed Bridge of Earn Hospital to continue after the War and it was only in 1992 that it closed.

Arrangement

Records are arranged chronologically within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act and any other appropriate legislation. Normal closure period of 100 years (patient records) applies.

Acquisition Information

The records were removed from a store room at Perth Royal Infirmary and were stored near Perth records, making it difficult to tell some of the records apart. They were deposited in 2006.

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

The records are on paper.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, ‘Unlocking the Medicine Chest 2’ Project Archivist. Fonds level description updated by Jennifer Johnstone, Project Archivist, February 2007.

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges are made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply.

Appraisal Information

The records were removed from a store room at Perth Royal Infirmary and were stored near Perth records, making it difficult to tell some of the records apart. They were deposited in 2006.