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The Western Fever Hospital, Fulham, originally the Western Hospital, was set up as a public hospital for isolating
The hospital was established as the Western Hospital in Fulham, London, in 1877. It became the Western Fever Hospital in 1885 (soon after the 1884 establishment of nearby Fulham Parish Infirmary, later renamed Fulham Hospital), and additional fever blocks were built in the early 1890s.
It joined the
Western Fever Hospital, Fulham
Smallpox Defunct hospitals in London Fulham 1877 establishments in England Fever hospitals {{London-struct-stub
smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus '' Orthopoxvirus''. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (W ...
by the Metropolitan Asylums Board
The Metropolitan Asylums Board (MAB) was established under Poor Law legislation to deal with London's sick and poor. It was established by the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 ( 30 & 31 Vict. c. 6) and dissolved in 1930, when its functions were transfer ...
in Fulham, London, in 1877. In 1933 the LCC took over its management. In 1949 the site became part of the National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ...
. During its century-long existence the hospital always specialised in various forms of infectious diseases, ending up as the country's specialist centre for the treatment of Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis ( ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe ...
. With the dramatic decline in cases globally, the NHS shut down the facility in 1979 and sold off the 13 acre site to commercial developers.
History
The hospital was established as the Western Hospital in Fulham, London, in 1877. It became the Western Fever Hospital in 1885 (soon after the 1884 establishment of nearby Fulham Parish Infirmary, later renamed Fulham Hospital), and additional fever blocks were built in the early 1890s.
It joined the National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ...
under the management of the South West Metropolitan Regional Health Board in 1948. It closed in 1979 and the hospital was subsequently demolished.
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Western Fever Hospital, Fulham
Smallpox Defunct hospitals in London Fulham 1877 establishments in England Fever hospitals {{London-struct-stub