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46: 53: 287:- then located around five miles to the east in central London. From the late 1950s onwards, construction of a new hospital progressed, starting initially on the site of the former workhouse and Board of Guardians offices. The Fulham Hospital was demolished in phases and finally closed in 1973, with the new Charing Cross Hospital (Fulham) opened by 221:, completed in 1848. Opened in 1884, the infirmary had two doctors and 31 nurses attending to 486 patients, many of whom were chronically ill with or without dementia. In 1905, an operating theatre was installed and a nurses' home was built. 261:
in Seagrave Road, which had become the "Western Fever Hospital" in 1885). The former workhouse became the Fulham Institution, a hospital offering 475 places for the chronic sick and aged, while the Fulham Hospital had 564 places.
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were also used as temporary extensions of the hospital's facilities. In 1919, the hospital, no longer required by the War Office, briefly reverted to its old name of Fulham Infirmary, but, having also been called
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and was gradually demolished. Charing Cross Hospital relocated from central London and now occupies the former Fulham Hospital site, south of St Dunstan's Road.
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During the 1950s, the workhouse building was demolished, and in 1957 it was announced that the hospital would merge with the
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from Fulham Infirmary is preserved as a feature in the main garden behind the current hospital.
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This article is about the former London hospital on the site now occupied by
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Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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from 1884 to 1973. From 1957 onwards it was merged with the
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In 1930, administration of the hospital was taken over by
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was an English hospital in the west London district of
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Health in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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Charing Cross Hospital
Western Hospital, Fulham
Fulham Hospital is located in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammersmith
London
England
Coordinates
51°29′14″N 0°13′10″W / 51.4871°N 0.2195°W / 51.4871; -0.2195
Care system
NHS England
Emergency department
Fulham
Charing Cross Hospital
Workhouse
World War I
First Battle of Ypres
War Office
Syon House
Fulham Palace
Fulham Hospital
London County Council
World War II
Dunkirk
Charing Cross Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II
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