Duntocher Hospital, Clydebank

Reference HB83
Dates of Creation c20th century
Name of Creator Duntocher Hospital (hospital: 1907-1991: Clydebank)
Language of Material English
Physical Description 1 item

Scope and Content

Ward plan, c20th century.

Administrative / Biographical History

Duntocher Hospital, located on the Northern outskirts of Clydebank, opened in 1907. It was built as an Infectious Disease hospital by Milngavie Town Council and Dumbarton County. In 1956 it became a tuberculosis and chest medicine unit. After 1966 it also offered facilities for the hospitalisation of patients under the direct care of their own General Practitioners. Duntocher Hospital entered the National Health Service in 1948 under the Board of Management for Dunbartonshire Hospitals, was placed in the Greater Glasgow Health Board Western District in 1974 and closed in 1991.

Conditions Governing Access
Open.

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Appraisal Information
Appraised in line with standard  procedures.

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Related Material
HB 55: Records of Greater Glasgow Health Board; HB 28: Records of Western Regional Hospital Board, Glasgow.