| ID | 22433 |
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| Reference | |
| Description | Belfast Royal Hospital Minutes: 1822-1831 1831-1837 1837-1843 1843-1847 1846-1855 1855-1862 1862-1867 1867-1873 1873-1877 1877-1880 1880-1882 1882-1885 1885-1887 1887-1890 1890-1893 1893-1895 1895-1898 1898-1901 1901-1906 1906-1916 1916-1924 1924-1931 1931-1938 1938-1948 The 24 bound, handwritten volumes of minutes include lists of patients admitted to the hospital and contain references to female staff, such as cooks and nurses, who were employed at the hospital. For example, it was reported that 'one of the Staff Nurses in Charters Wing was about to leave, and suggested that only one Staff Nurse should be employed to take charge of the whole wing', 22 September 1877. Also included are notes on specific cases, for instance, a woman 'was granted permission to remain at the Convalescent Home, another month (her two months having expired) on payment of 7/- weekly', 23 March 1878. In addition, the minutes refer to the hospital's Ladies' Committee, for instance, it was noted that, 'The Ladies' Committee having suggested that Miss Freeman might remain a few days after Mrs Sheils comes into office as Matron to make needful arrangements for handing over her charge, and your Committee arranged accordingly', 15 June 1878. |
| Access | By prior appointment, some restrictions may apply. |
| Date | 1822-1948 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | Useful publications are R.S.J. Clarke, The Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast: A History, 1797-1997 (Belfast, 1997) and Peggy Donaldson, Yes Matron - A History of Nurses and Nursing at the Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast, 1988). |
| Repository Name | Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast |
| Address | Public Record Office of Northern Ireland 2 Titanic Boulevard Titanic Quarter Belfast |
| UK Postal Code | BT3 9HQ |
| Telephone | +44 28-9053-4800 |
| Email Address | proni@communities-ni.gov.uk |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/public-record-office-n... |
| Comment | Staff of the Women's History Project constructed an outline list of the material held in this repository. Due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. The records of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, are now held in PRONI. |
| latitude | 54.60430 |
| longitude | -5.91036 |