Bridge of Earn Hospital

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Information for Administrative / Biographical History section was taken from 'Bridge of Earn hospital: a history' by John S.G. Blair.

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Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Project Archivist, February 2007

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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.

At some point the records were moved from Bridge of Earn Hospital to Perth Royal Infirmary.

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