Second Scottish General Hospital Craigleith
Scope and Contents
"Craigleith Hospital Chronicle" 1915-1916 (incomplete run of issues)
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1916
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Craigleith Poorhouse was founded in 1868 and served the St Cuthbert's district of Edinburgh. It included an Infirmary for the care of sick paupers. In 1914 the Poorhouse was taken over as a military hospital and renamed the 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Craigleith. The "Craigleith Chronicle" served as the Hospital's wartime magazine. The Poorhouse returned to its former function in 1919, and in 1929 it became the Western General Hospital.
Extent
13 items: bound volumes
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Items held within Duncanson family
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Margaret Duncanson, Aberdeen, April 1979
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
- Title
- Second Scottish General Hospital Craigleith
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
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Edinburgh University Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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