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Details: Langthorne Hospital, London

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Name

 

Present name

Langthorne Hospital 

Previous name(s)

West Ham Union Workhouse (1842 - c1930)
Central Home (c1930 - 1948)  

Address

Langthorne Road - formerly Union Road Leytonstone London E11 4HJ 

Foundation Year

1842 

Closed

Yes 

Closure year

1999 

Administrative authorities

Regional Hospital Board (1948-74)

North East Metropolitan 

Hospital Management Committee (1948-74)

Forest Group 

Regional Health Authority (1974-82)

North East Thames 

Regional Health Authority (1982- )

North East Thames 

District Health Authority (1974-82)

West Roding 

District Health Authority (1982- )

Waltham Forest 

County (before 1974)

Essex/London 

County (1974-1996)

Greater London 

County (after 1996)

Greater London 

Status

Pre 1948

Poor Law, Local Authority

Post 1948

NHS

Type

Pre 1948

General, Mental, Women, Children

Post 1948

Geriatric

 

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Langthorne Hospital

Record type

Date range

Administrative

1900 - 1948

   General

1931 - 1948

   Pictorial

1900 - 1900

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Notes

Hospital now closed - no current information about present whereabouts of records: may be at either of other repositories

notes

  Newham Public Libraries, Stratford Reference Library

Record type

Date range

Administrative

1925 - 1971

   Ephemera

1970 - 1970

   Pictorial

1925 - 1971

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  Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library

Record type

Date range

Administrative

1906 - 1978

   Finance

1928 - 1948

   Admission & Discharge

1906 - 1960

   Pictorial

1938 - 1978

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