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Beverley

Beverley Report 25 Aug 2010 19:54

I am looking at the 1901 census for District Eastern Hospital in Hackney, London. There is a long list of people which includes numerous children. My rellie is included in about 2 pages of 'servants' and the rest - adults and children but mostly children - are 'patients'.

Would this have been a workhouse or a hospital where my rellie worked?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2010 19:56

see the info from google

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2010 19:58

looks like it was a hospital info from the National Archives site
Present name
Eastern Hospital


Previous name(s)
Homerton Hospital (1867 - 1885)
Eastern Fever Hospital (1885 - 1899)
Metropolitan Fever and Smallpox Hospital at Homerton
Eastern District Hospitals and Ambulance Station


Address
Homerton Grove London E9 6BY


Previous location
Brooksby's Walk, Hackney
The Grove, Hackney
Kingsland Road


Foundation Year
1867


Closed
Yes


Closure year
1982

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Beverley

Beverley Report 25 Aug 2010 20:02

Thanks for that Shirley.

I have trouble getting my head around the workhouse/hospital concept but I'm getting there.

That is very sad that there were so many children in one hospital and, probably most had smallpox. One child was four years old and classified as 'mad'.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

I assume my rellie was working in the hospital then.

Beverley

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Aug 2010 20:07

loooks like they were working there, could have been auxillery staff

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957