Personal Health Services
During the 18th century it became noticeable that provision of care for the sick was inadequate. Several hospitals were opened as a result, including a public infirmary, opened on Shaws Brow in 1746. Over the years this infirmary expanded until a new infirmary was built in 1792. Other hospitals were established to meet the needs of the rapidly growing city. During the 19th century three general hospitals, four dispensaries, and about twenty other hospitals for special diseases had been established. By the end of the century the Corporation had opened six city hospitals.
The Corporation became involved in the provision of personal health services with the appointment of two health visitors in 1897. The Notification of Births Act in 1907 ensured that the Medical Officer of Health was notified of all births. A School Medical Service was set up under the Education Act of the same year. The Corporation became more and more involved in personal health services throughout Liverpool becoming responsible for municipal hospitals, maternity and child welfare and programmes of inoculation and vaccination.
In 1930 the Health Committee set up a large number of general and specialist hospitals and institutions. Money was spent on modernising and improving the various hospitals and institutions until the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. Hospital management was provided by the Liverpool Regional Hospital Board. Local authorities were now providing other services including health centres, specialist care for young mothers and children, midwifery, health visitors, home nursing, vaccination and immunisation programmes and the ambulance service.
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Source: LRO
Images courtesy LRO.
1) Blind School Hardman Street Hope Street 1929
2) Childrens Infirmary Mulberry Street 1906
3) Childrens Infirmary Myrtle Street 1907
4) David Lewis Northern Hospital Great Howard Street 1906
5) Eye Ear Infirmary Myrtle Road 1906
6) Kirkdale Nursing Home Westminster Road 1929
7) Royal Southern Hospital 1906
8) Sailors Home Canning Place 1906
9) Sailors Home Canning Place 1948
10) Seamans Orphanage 1906
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