Dive into this record set to find out if your Wiltshire ancestor spent time at the Salisbury Infirmary Hospital. Find out key information including name, date they were admitted or discharged, and what happened to them.
Dive into this record set to find out if your Wiltshire ancestor spent time at the Salisbury Infirmary Hospital. Find out key information including name, date they were admitted or discharged, and what happened to them.
You will find information including -
Salisbury Infirmary was founded by public subscription in 1766 and opened to patients in May 1767. The
Infirmary was administered by a court of governors until 1948, when it became part of the NHS, and closed in 1992. The records in this dataset are drawn from the minutes of the Infirmary’s weekly Court of
Governors and Management Committee meetings covering the period 1767 to 1832. They show the names of inpatients and outpatients admitted to and discharged from the infirmary during the week preceding the meeting. The ages of patients, their place of residence, and the nature of their medical conditions are all infrequently recorded, but notes about the reason for the patient's discharge (for example “cured” or “dead”) are more common.”
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the staff of Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre for making the documents consulted readily.