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Plaistow Hospital
In operation between 1901 - 2006
Treated - Infectious diseases. Later, geriatric
The Plaistow Hospital originated from three hospitals in East London. The Poplar Board of Works Infectious Diseases Hospital had opened in Samson Street in 1871. A large island site was thus available for the building of a new infectious diseases hospital. This opened in 1901 as the Plaistow Fever Hospital, with 210 beds. The Hospital was one of the most modern of its kind, pioneering the barrier method of nursing infectious patients. The Hospital joined the NHS in 1948 and its name changed to the Plaistow Hospital, as it treated acute medical cases as well as infectious diseases.
In 1983 it became a hospital for elderly long-stay patients.
It closed in 2006.
The site is now vacant.
In 2011 the 2.9 acre site was sold to Peabody. In 2012 an architectural competition for the redevelopment of the site was held, which was won by PCKO. It is unclear which, if any, of the original Hospital buildings will survive.
Treated - Infectious diseases. Later, geriatric
The Plaistow Hospital originated from three hospitals in East London. The Poplar Board of Works Infectious Diseases Hospital had opened in Samson Street in 1871. A large island site was thus available for the building of a new infectious diseases hospital. This opened in 1901 as the Plaistow Fever Hospital, with 210 beds. The Hospital was one of the most modern of its kind, pioneering the barrier method of nursing infectious patients. The Hospital joined the NHS in 1948 and its name changed to the Plaistow Hospital, as it treated acute medical cases as well as infectious diseases.
In 1983 it became a hospital for elderly long-stay patients.
It closed in 2006.
The site is now vacant.
In 2011 the 2.9 acre site was sold to Peabody. In 2012 an architectural competition for the redevelopment of the site was held, which was won by PCKO. It is unclear which, if any, of the original Hospital buildings will survive.
Created: Tue, 18 Dec 2012, Updated: Wed, 19 Dec 2012
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