[Genealib] London Children's Hospital Puts Historic Records Online

[Sarah Kirby]

Thought you might find this resource interesting - whenever you have
folks doing research in London (UK).


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ResearchBuzz #412 -- November 8, 2007
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** London Children's Hospital Puts Historic Records Online
<http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2007/11/03/london-childrens-hospital-put
s-historic-records-online/>

London's Great Ormond Street children's hospital has launched a Web site
containing more than 50 years' worth of patient records. The new site
covers over 84,000 child patients who were treated between 1852 and
1914. You can search it at http://www.smallandspecial.org/ .

From the front page you can search by first name, surname, and
approximate year of birth. (There is a far more extensive search
available at http://www.smallandspecial.org/search but you'll have to
register to use it.) I did a search for Dickens and got 18 results,
including Dickenson as well as Dickens.

The results are in a table that shows date of admission, sex, name,
diseases, and registration district. There are no hyperlinks on the
table but you can choose a name and click on it for more details.
Additional information includes admitting doctor, ward, and length of
stay. If you register on the site (registration is free) you'll get even
more information including case notes, residence of the patient, and
outcome of the disease. (Not all data is available for all records.)

This is a very interesting set of data for historical or genealogical
research. Definitely worth a look! 


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