On 1st May 1872, the new Stoney Royd Hospital, Halifax – aka Halifax Borough Hospital – was formally opened in the grounds purchased for Stoney Royd Cemetery
The 1881 Census shows that there were 5 patients at the Hospital, together with staff
In 1929, a report said that
This hospital admits cases of scarlet fever, diphtheria, enteric (or typhoid) fever, and other fevers from the Borough of Halifax and the surrounding districts. It has accommodation for 52 cases. In 1928, there were 638 cases admitted, of which 420 were scarlet fever, and 202 diphtheria
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
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