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The
flow of casualties from the various theatres of war soon overwhelmed
the existing medical facilities in the United Kingdom, just
as it did the recently-established bases in France and Flanders.
Many civilian hospitals and large buildings were turned over
to military use. This listing is by no means complete, but it
is probably the most comprehensive single list of the medical
facilities of 1914-1918 available anywhere on the internet. |
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|
| Principal
military hospitals established in hutted camps |
| Location |
Capacity
(Beds) |
| Thetford |
120 |
| Blandford |
204 |
| Codford |
100 |
| Fargo |
1037 |
| Fovant |
449 |
| Sutton
Veny |
938 |
| Swanage |
119 |
| Wareham |
45 |
| Haxely
Down, Winchester |
105 |
| Magdalen
Camp |
252 |
| Wool
(Bovington) |
288 |
| Ripon |
670 |
| Grantham |
620 |
| Clipstone
Camp |
356 |
| Catterick |
750 |
| Cannock
Chase |
594 |
| Cromarty |
226 |
| Oswestry |
866 |
| Kinmel
Park |
890 |
| Prees
Heath |
609 |
|
| |
| TF
General Hospitals |
| Note:
an number of Auxiliary Hospitals were attached to these General
Hospitals, which are not listed below. |
| Command
(or District in case of London) |
Name
(all General Hospital after number and
command) |
Location |
Capacity
(Officer Beds) |
Capacity
(Other Ranks Beds) |
| Eastern |
1st
Eastern |
Cambridge |
151 |
1191 |
| Eastern |
2nd
Eastern |
Brighton |
98 |
1190 |
| London |
1st
London |
Camberwell |
88 |
852 |
| London |
2nd
London |
Chelsea |
66 |
995 |
| London |
3rd
London |
Wandsworth |
806 |
224 |
| London |
4th
London |
Denmark
Hill |
300 |
1625 |
| London |
5th
London |
St
Thomas's |
94 |
568 |
| Northern |
1st
Northern |
Newcastle |
104 |
1420 |
| Northern |
2nd
Northern |
Leeds |
60 |
2039 |
| Northern |
3rd
Northern |
Sheffield |
57 |
1360 |
| Northern |
4th
Northern |
Lincoln |
41 |
1126 |
| Northern |
5th
Northern |
Leicester |
111 |
2487 |
| Scottish |
1st
Scottish |
Aberdeen |
62 |
1297 |
| Scottish |
2nd
Scottish |
Edinburgh |
28 |
1129 |
| Scottish |
3rd
Scottish |
Glasgow |
70 |
1629 |
| Scottiah |
4th
Scottish |
Stobhill |
|
1334 |
| Southern |
1st
Southern |
Birmingham |
130 |
2357 |
| Southern |
2nd
Southern |
Bristol |
200 |
1350 |
| Southern |
3rd
Southern |
Oxford |
336 |
1210 |
| Southern |
4th
Southern |
Plymouth |
193 |
1029 |
| Southern |
5th
Southern |
Portsmouth |
48 |
989 |
| Southern |
2/1st
Southern |
Birmingham |
|
1450 |
| Western |
1st
Western |
Fazakerly |
153 |
4204
or 4244 ? |
| Western |
2nd
Western |
Manchester |
546 |
5772 |
| Western |
3rd
Western |
Cardiff |
38 |
2626 |
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| |
| Asylums
taken over as military hospitals |
| Location |
Peacetime
Name |
Military
Name |
| Gosforth |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
City Asylum |
Northumberland
War Hospital |
| Leeds |
Leeds Union Infirmary |
East Leeds War Hospital |
| Wadsley |
West
Riding of Yorkshire Asylum |
Wharncliffe
War Hospital |
| Winwick |
Lancashire
County Asylum |
Lord
Derby War Hospital |
| Rubery
Hill |
Birmingham
City Asylum |
1st
Birmingham War Hospital |
| Hollymoor |
Birmingham
City Asylum |
2nd
Birmingham War Hospital |
| Thorpe |
Norfolk
County Asylum |
Norfolk
War Hospital |
| Whitchurch |
Cardiff
City Asylum |
Welsh
Metropolitan War Hospital |
| Chichester |
West
Sussex County Asylum |
Graylingwell
War Hospital |
| Fishponds |
Bristol
County and City Asylum |
Beaufort
War Hospital |
|
| Horton,
Epsom |
London
County Asylum, Horton |
Horton
(County of London) War Hospital |
| Manor,
Epsom |
London
County Asylum, Manor |
Manor
(County of London) War Hospital |
| Napsbury,
St Albans |
Middlesex
County Asylum, Napsbury |
Napsbury
War Hsopital |
|
| Wandsworth,
near Tooting |
Middlesex
County Asylum, Wandsworth |
Springfield
War Hospital |
| Denmark
Hill |
Maudsley
Memorial Hospital |
Maudsley
Neurological Hospital |
| Park
Prewett |
Hampshire
2nd County Asylum |
4th
Canadian General Hospital |
| Whalley |
Whalley
Asylum |
Queen
Mary's Military Hospital |
| Whittingham,
near Preston |
Lancashire
County Asylum |
Whittingham
Military Hospital |
| Northampton |
Northamptonshire
County Asylum |
Northamptonshire
War Hospital |
| Maghull,
Liverpool |
Moss
Side State Institution |
Red
Cross Military Hospital, Moss Side |
| Stannington |
Gateshead
County Borough Asylum |
Gateshead
War Hospital |
| Radcliffe-on-Trent |
Nottingham
County Asylum |
Notts
County War Hospital |
| Ewell,
Surrey |
The
Ewell Colony |
Ewell
(County of London) War Hospital |
| Littlemore |
Oxford
County Asylum |
Ashurst
War Hospital |
| Edinburgh |
Edinburgh
District Asylum |
Edinburgh
War Hospital |
| Perth |
Perth
District Asylum |
Murthly
War Hospital |
| Paisley |
Renfrew
District Asylum |
Dykebar
War Hospital |
| Belfast |
Belfast
District Lunatic Asylum |
Belfast
War Hospital |
| Dublin |
Richmond
District Asylum |
Richmond
War Hospital |
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| |
| Military
mental hospitals |
| Name
|
Pre-war use |
Total Beds |
Total Beds for Mental Cases |
Date first used for Mental cases |
Date of Closure |
|
|
|
Off |
OR |
Off |
OR |
|
|
|
D Block, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley |
Military Mental Hospital |
3 |
121 |
3 |
121 |
|
|
|
Co of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury |
Middlesex County Asylum |
|
1600 |
|
350 |
Sep 15 |
1 Aug 19 |
|
Special Hospital for Officers, Latchmere, Ham Common |
Private House |
51 |
|
51 |
|
Nov 15 |
Still open |
|
Notts County War Hospital, Radcliffe-on-Trent |
Notts County Asylum |
|
540 |
|
540 |
25 Jul 18 |
30 Aug 19 |
|
Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital, Whitchurch, Glam |
Cardiff City Asylum |
61 |
839 |
14 |
416 |
Sep 17 |
31 Dec 19 |
|
Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington |
Lancs County Asylum |
|
3313 |
|
1000 |
Jun 16 |
Still Open |
|
Belfast War Hospital |
Civil Asylum |
8 |
342 |
8 |
342 |
Jul 17 |
5 Dec 19 |
|
Richmond War Hospital, Dublin |
Section of Richmond Asylum |
|
32 |
|
32 |
16 Jun 16 |
31 Dec 19 |
|
Dykebar War Hospital, Paisley |
Civil Asylum |
|
500 |
|
500 |
Feb 16 |
15 Oct 19 |
|
Murthly War Hospital |
Civil Asylum |
|
350 |
|
350 |
27 Jan 17 |
1 Mar 19 |
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| |
| Fitting
hospitals for limbless soldiers |
| Soldiers
domiciled in: |
Fitting Hospital to which Admitted |
No Of Beds |
|
West of Scotland, Cumberlans, Westmoreland, Northumberland
& Durham |
Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and
Soldiers, Erskine House, Glasgow |
400 |
|
East Of Scotland |
Edenhall East of Scotland Limbless Hospital, Musselburgh |
100 |
|
Ireland, except Ulster |
Duke of Connaught's Auxiliary Hospital (formerly located
in Princess Patricia Hospital, Bray), Bray, Wicklow |
50 |
|
Ulster |
Ulster Volunteer Force Hospital, Belfast |
50 |
|
Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Notts and Rutlandshire |
2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds |
126 |
|
Cheshire and the County Of Lancs, excluding Manchester |
Alder Hey Hospital Orthopedic Hospital |
200 |
|
|
Section of above, Blackmore |
100 |
|
Derbyshire, Staffs and Manchester |
Lancaster House Auxiliary Hospital (affiliated to 2nd
Western General Hospital), Manchester |
150 |
|
Warwickshire, Worcs, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Oxfordshire |
2/1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham (Uffculme) |
150 |
|
Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset |
VAD Hospital, Chard |
46 |
|
Wales, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Salop |
Prince of Wales Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers,
Cardiff |
66 |
|
Hampshire |
RVH, Netley |
30 |
|
London and all other areas |
Charterhouse Military Hospital, London |
225 |
|
|
Queen Mary's Convalescent Hospital, Roehampton |
900 |
|
|
Paddington Military Hospital |
300 |
|
| |
| Military
Convalescent Hospitals |
| Note:
these establishments did not have the usual civilian meaning of
convalescence; they were formed from March 1915 onward to keep
recovering soldiers under military control. |
|
Location |
|
Opened |
Remarks |
Allocation as at Apr 16 |
|
Easbourne |
Summerdown Camp |
8 Apr 15 |
Hutted military camp |
Eastern and Aldershot Commands |
|
Dartford |
Orchard Hospital |
24 May 15 |
Infectious diseases hospital taken over from Metropolitan
Asylum Board |
London District |
|
Epsom |
Woodcote Park |
24 Jun 15 |
|
Southern Command |
|
Blackpool |
Clifton Park |
|
King's Lancashire Military Convalescent Hospital |
Western Command, men whose homes are in Lancashire or who
belong to Lancashire regts from any command |
|
Belfast |
Holywood |
|
|
Irish Command, men whose homes are in Ireland or who belong
to Irish regts from any command |
|
Alnwick |
|
|
|
Northern and Scottish Commands, men whose homes were in
Scotland or who belonged to Scottish regts from any command |
|
| |
| Neurological
Hospitals |
| From
May 1915 neurological sections were established in such TF
General Hospitals as were considered suitable - from April
1916 they were used for cases requiring special but not prolonged
treatment. |
|
Location |
Name/Wartime Name |
Remarks |
|
Queens Sq, WC |
National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic |
Prewar civilian institutions treating some military cases
by Nov 14. From Apr 16 used for cases requiring special
but not prolonged treatment. By Jun 18 section of the Maudley
Clearing Hospital when for OR. |
|
Maida Vale, W |
The Hospital foe Epilepsy and Paralysis, |
Prewar civilian institutions treating some military cases
by Nov 14. From Apr 16 used for cases requiring special
but not prolonged treatment. By Jun 18 section of the Maudley
Clearing Hospital when for OR. |
|
Welbeck St, W |
West End Hospital for Diseases of the Nervous System |
Prewar civilian institutions treating some military cases
by Nov 14. From Apr 16 used for cases requiring special
but not prolonged treatment. By Jun 18 section of the Maudley
Clearing Hospital when for OR. |
|
Moss Side State Institution |
Red Cross Military Hospital, Maghull |
First case admitted 21 Dec 14. Initially 300 beds, later
500 and a section of 35 beds for officers at Quarry Brook
House nearby. From Apr 16 used for severe or protracted
cases |
|
Kensington |
10 Palace Green. Special Hospital for Officers |
Opened Jan 15. For officer suffering from functional neurosis,
traumatic neurasthenia and the milder osychoses. By Jun
18 '10 and 11 Palace Green'. |
|
Netley |
Royal Victoria Hospital |
Neurological section established by early 15 - acted as
clearing hospital for these cases. |
|
|
4th London General Hospital later Maudsley Neurological
Clearing Hospital |
Neurological section established by early 15 - acted as
clearing hospital for these cases. By Jun 18 known as Maudsley
Neurological Clearing Hospital. |
|
County of Middlesex Asylum, Wandsworth |
Springfield War Hospital |
Springfield was detached block of main asylum. From Apr
16 used for severe or protracted cases |
|
Royal Victoria Hospital, Edinburgh |
|
Cases identified in other hospitals in Scotland (rather
than having been processed through the clearing system) |
|
King George V Hospital, Dublin |
|
Cases identified in other hospitals in Ireland (rather than
having been processed through the clearing system) |
|
Nannau, Dolgelly |
Officers' Hospital |
Operating by Jun 18 |
|
Blackpool |
Neurological Section, King's Lancashire Military Convalescent
Hospital |
Operating by Jun 18. For officers |
|
Edinburgh |
Craiglockhart War Hospital |
Operating by Jun 18. For officers |
|
Bradford |
Abram Peel Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Epsom |
Ewell (Co. of London) War Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Birmingham |
Monyhull Section, 1st Southern General Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Fife |
Glen Lomond War Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Perthshire |
Dunblane War Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Newton Abbot |
Seale Haye Neurological Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18.. Not clear whether this
is prewar name or not |
|
Stannington, Newcastle |
Gateshead War Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Plymouth |
Neurological Section, 4th Southern General Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Stockport |
Brinnington Neurological Section, 2nd Western
General Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
Near Worthing |
East Preston Military Hospital |
For OR - operational by Jun 18. |
|
|
Oulton Hall Hospital for Officers |
Opened in 1918 - 71 beds |
|
Oxford |
Ashhurst War Hospital, Littlemore |
Opened in 1918 -580 beds |
|
Manchester |
Section of Nell Lane Military Hospital, West Didsbury |
Opened in 1918 |
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| |
| Orthopaedic
Hospitals |
| Special
arrangements for orthopaedic cases were introduced from 1 March
1915. |
| Location |
Name |
Remarks |
|
234 Great Portland St |
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital |
From Mar 15 treated cases from London District and Eastern
Command |
|
Liverpool |
Alder Hey Auxiliary Military Hospital |
From Mar 15 treated all cases not sent to Gt Portland St |
|
Shepherds Bush |
Military Orthopaedic Hospital |
Opened Mar 16, responsibility passed to Min of Pensions
Jul 19 |
|
Edmonton |
Special Military Surgical Hospital (and Strand Extension) |
Still in War Office hands in Jul 20 |
|
Netley |
Special Military Surgical Section (of RVH, Netley) |
Still in WO hands in Jul 20 |
|
Bangour |
Special Military Surgical Section, Edinburgh War Hospital |
Still in WO hands in Jul 20 |
|
Aldershot |
Special Military Surgical Section, Cambridge Hospital (Duke
of Cambridge's Hospital?) |
Still in WO hands in Jul 20 |
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| Cardiac
Hospitals |
| Location |
Name
|
Remarks |
|
London |
University College Hospital |
20 beds reserved for military heart cases, probably from
late '14. |
|
Westmoreland Street, W |
National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart |
Number of beds offered for military cases in Dec 15 |
|
|
Hampstead Military Hospital |
Opened Mar 16 - ultimately 232 patients. In Dec 17 converted
to hospital for cases from RFC, and heart cases to Colchester |
|
Colchester |
Sobroan Barracks Military Hospital |
Opened when Hanpstead converted - ultimately 672 beds.
Closed Aug 19. Under Eastern Command. Associated convalescent
hospital - 200 beds at Summerdown from Oct 18 |
|
Leeds |
Leeds General Hospital (part) (Section of) East Leeds War
Hospital |
Operational from Nov 18 with 50 beds. Closed Aug 19, cardiac
centre then affiliated with Special Military Surgical Hospital,
Leeds. Under Northern Command. Associated convalescent
hospital - 572 beds at Killingbeck Military Hospital (another
section of East Leeds War Hospital). Closed in Jun 19,
cases to East Leeds War Hospital until that closed in Aug
20 |
|
Liverpool |
(Netherfield Road section of) 1st Western General
Hospital |
Opened Aug 18 - 70 beds. Closed in May 18. Centre transferred
to Toxteth Park Military Hospital, which closed in Aug 18,
then to Queen Mary's Hospital, Whalley. Associated convalescent
hospital - Military Hospital, Whittingham, Preston - 500
beds. Closed Apr 19, cases to King's Military Convalescent
Hospital, Blackpool until Jun 19, then convalescent cases
to Whalley |
|
Manchester |
|
'special hospital functioning in Manchester for treating
heart cases' - transferred to Liverpool Cardiac Centre |
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| Typhoid
Hospitals |
| Location |
Name
|
Remarks |
|
Croydon |
Addington Park/Addington Park War Hospital |
Opened early 15 in Addington Palace. Initially 300 patients,
expanded by huts to 650. In Jul 15 decided to establish
a Command Depot exclusively for enteric cases, hutted camp
of 1000 beds erected 'in vicinity of Addington Park'. |
|
|
Woldingham , Surrey |
Enteric Depot |
Opened sometime after Jan 16 |
|
Warlingham, Surrey |
Enteric Depot |
Opened sometime after Jan 16 |
|
Shirley 'near Addington Park' |
Enteric Depot |
Opened Mar 17 |
|
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| Venereal
Disease Hospitals |
| |
| Location |
Officers |
ORs |
Remarks |
| Robroyston
War Hospital |
50 |
500 |
|
| Cherryhinton |
|
802 |
Opened
sometime in 1916 |
| Shaffords |
106 |
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