Grove Hospital

The Grove Hospital, originally the Grove Fever Hospital, was a hospital for infectious diseases opened in Tooting Grove, London.

Grove Hospital
Grove Hospital
Location within Wandsworth
Geography
Location	Tooting Grove, London, England
Coordinates	51.4256°N 0.1720°W
History
Opened	1899
Closed	1958
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The hospital was opened as the Grove Fever Hospital in Tooting Grove, London in 1899.[1][2][3] It became the Grove Military Hospital in 1916 before reverting to civilian use as a fever hospital again in 1920.[1] In 1932, Joseph Bramhall Ellison, while working at the hospital, discovered that vitamin A significantly reduces measles mortality in children.[4] It joined the National Health Service as the Grove Hospital in 1948.[1] It became St George's Hospital, Tooting Branch in 1958 and, although two ward blocks remain, most of the premises were demolished in 1973.[1]

References

1. "Grove Hospital". ezitis.myzen.co.uk. Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
2. "AIM25 collection description". aim25.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
3. "Grove Hospital, Tooting". Workhouses. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
4. "Joseph Bramhall Ellison's discovery that vitamin A reduces measles mortality". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

External links

• St George's Hospital