Management 1875-1951; administration 1874-1970; patients (bound records) 1884-1962
Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables
This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive
- Reference
- GB 239 LHB34
- Dates of Creation
- 1874-1970
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 0.6 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1874 the Edinburgh Association for Incurables was founded. It received a Royal Charter in 1903. In February 1875 Longmore Hospital opened and a second hospital followed at Liberton in 1906. The two hospitals together were known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables. In 1948 they became part of the Board of Management of Edinburgh Southern Hospitals. Longmore Hospital is now closed.
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Access Information
Normal 30 year and 75 year Scottish closure rules apply
Acquisition Information
Malcolm Wright, Administrator, Longmore Hospital, March 1985
Note
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer
Accruals
No further accessions are expected