Hawley Hospital
History
The hospital was set up to take tuberculosis (TB) patients in the North Devon area, and was administratively linked to the Hawkmoor County Sanatorium near Bovey Tracey, with the building complete in 1920.
Staff shortages in 1946 led to a restriction on the admission of patients, and led the Devon Public Health Committee to consider its closure.
It joined the NHS in 1948, and was placed in to the Exeter Special Hospital Management Committee, which looked after the specialist TB, smallpox, and isolation hospitals.
In 1949, 23 patients were admitted and 17 discharged, with two patients dying and 2 being transferred to other hospitals.
The hospital was closed on 31 March 1963, with all patients and future treatment transferred to Hawkmoor Hospital.
Location
The hospital was located on Sowden Lane, to the East of the centre of Barnstaple.
The site is now a housing estate, still bearing road names such as Hawley Manor and Hawley Close.
References
- ^ The health of Devon in 1963: The annual report of the County Medical Officer and Principal School Medical Officer. 2 September 1963. p. 45.
- ^ "Hospital Records - Hawkwoor". The National Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Lloyd, J Henry (1914). Medical and sanatorium benefit regulations.
- ^ "Hawley Hospital: The Future Discussed at Exeter". North Devon Journal. 4 July 1946.
- ^ Report for nine months from 5th July, 1948 to 31st March, 1949. Exeter Special Hospital Management Committee. July 1949.
- ^ Davies, L Meredith (1949). Annual Report of the County Medical Officer for the year 1949. Devon County Council Medical Department.
- ^ Devonshire Sheet XIII.7 (Map). Ordnance Survey. 1939.