Identity area
Reference code
GUA/4/3
Title
Croydon Workhouse Infirmary File Relating to Lunatics
Date(s)
- 1885-c1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 file
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File of miscellaneous papers relating to lunatic and other paupers in Croydon Workhouse Infirmary. The papers include detention orders, medical certificates and correspondence relating to individuals 1885-1927; reports of the Special Subcommittee of the Infirmary Visiting Committee, mainly concerning the running and condition of the Workhouse Infirmary 1899-1905; letter concerning the the siting of the Mortuary buildings 1908; letter concerning the infirmary laundry 1901; and a script of speech (author unknown) concerning the treatment of the elderly poor (undated)