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Medical Records information for East Retford and places above it in the hierarchy

East Retford

  • The Retford Hospital and Dispensary on Thrumpton Lane was founded in 1865. It opened in January, 1887 and was enlarged in 1902.
     
  • Patient records were not required to be archived, although administrative and accounting records should exist in the local Archives office. Any patient records would be restricted under a 100-year Closure regulation.
     
  • A Small Pox Hospital was erected in 1903.
     

England

  • Public Health and Epidemics, this Research Guide from The National Archives, provides an interesting overview of 19th & 20th century attempts to safeguard the health of our ancestors.
  • Vaccination against smallpox was compulsory in England and Wales from 1853 until 1948. A Vaccination Certificate was issued to the parents of each vaccinated child as proof that the vaccination had taken place.

UK and Ireland