REORGANISATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE END OF THE
METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD

In 1928 the government decided to reorganise the provision of local government in England and Wales.  The Poor Law Unions were abolished under the Local Government Act, 1929, and their functions transferred to the Counties and County Borough Councils.

On 1st April 1930, following the dissolution of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the London County Council (LCC) took over the administrative control of its 77 hospitals (with a total of 40,000 beds) and its five mental deficiency asylums, giving the Council a total of 98 hospitals with 71,771 beds.


LCC HOSPITALS IN 1930
(excluding mental hospitals)

HOSPITAL	YEAR BUILT	BEDS	CATEGORY
Archway	1879	575	General
Bethnal Green	1900	650	General
Brook (ex-MAB)	1896	552	Infectious disease
Colindale (ex-MAB)	1900	379	Tuberculosis
Downs (ex-MAB)	Buildings purchased 1902	360	Children, esp. ear diseases
Dulwich	1886	786	General
Eastern (ex-MAB)	1871	561	Infectious diseases
Fulham I Fulham II	1884 1849	1039	General + mental observation ward
Goldie Leigh (ex-MAB)	Building taken over 1914	218	Children, skin disorders
Grove (ex-MAB)	1889	556	Infectious diseases
Grove Park (ex-MAB)	1899	522	Tuberculosis
Hackney I Hackney II	1874 1850	800 1404	General Chronic
Hammersmith I Hammersmith II	1905	974	General
Highgate	1868	554	General
High Wood for Children	1904	356	Tuberculosis
Lambeth I Lambeth II	1878	1545	General
Joyce Green (ex-MAB)	1902	986	Infectious diseases
Lewisham	1817	658	General + TB maternity unit
Long Reach (ex-MAB)	1902	248	Infectious diseases
Mile End	1881	550	General
New End	1800	290	General
North-Eastern (ex-MAB)	1892	661	Infectious diseases
Northern (ex-MAB)	1887	562	Infectious diseases
North-Western (ex-MAB)	1870	410	Infectious diseases
Norwood Children's	1880	196	General (children)
Orchard (ex-MAB)	1902	-	Infectious diseases (closed)
Paddington	1886	618	General
Park (ex-MAB)	1897	612	Infectious diseases
Queen Mary's, Carshalton (ex-MAB)	1909	900	General (children)
Queen Mary's, Sidcup	1917	530	General
St Alfege I St Alfege II	1874 1830	645 846	General Chronic
St Benedict's	1888	395	Chronic
St Charles'	1881	732	General
St Clement's	1849	786	Chronic + male mental observation ward (closed 1930, reopened 1948)
St David's (ex MAB)	Building purchased 1902	355	Sane epileptics (male)
St Faith's (ex MAB)	1854	350	Sane epileptics (female)
St Francis'	1892	935	Chronic + mental observation ward
St George-in-the- East	1844	406	General
St George's Home (ex-MAB)	Building taken over 1914		Tuberculosis
St Giles'	1875	828	General
St James'	1909	746	General
St John's	1870	637	Chronic + mental observation ward
St Leonard's I St Leonard's II	1872 1863	556 424	General
St Luke's	1874	392	Chronic
St Margaret's (ex-MAB)	1902	60	Ophthalmia neonatorum
St Mary Abbots I St Mary Abbots II	1871 1846	667 1198	General Chronic
St Mary's	1900	800	General
St Matthew's	1873	1127	Chronic
St Nicholas'	1872	320	General
St Olave's	1846	687	General
St Pancras I St Pancras II	1886 1805	380 1172	General Chronic
St Peter's	1842	529	General
St Stephen's	1878	796	General
Sheffield Street (ex-MAB)	Building taken over 1912	32	Venereal disease
South-Eastern (ex-MAB)	1877	511	Infectious diseases
Thavies Inn (ex-MAB)	Building belonged to City of London Guardians. Administered by MAB	20	Venereal disease (mothers and infants).  Closed 1932
Western (ex-MAB)	1877	479	Infectious diseases
White Oak (ex-MAB)	1903	364	Children, eye diseases

 

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