Bradford Workhouse Infirmary

[MDA66]

Does anyone know anything about this place?  Death cert I have received (1917) puts this as place of death but not place of residence od deceased.

Was this used as a general hospital for the citizens of Bradford rather than just the workhouse inmates?

Interestingly it is described on cert as 'Tempoarary Workhouse Infirmary'.  Anyone any info on this?

[dave the tyke]

There were several workhouses in the Bradford area, some of them became 'proper' hospitals and because of that many people of my grandparents age (born circa 1890) were extremely reluctant to be admitted to them as hospital patients even in the 1960's.
St. Luke's Hospital Bradford was a former workhouse that became a general Hospital (the word Workhouse can still be seen above the entrance). Northern View Hospital at Clayton also became a general hospital. The lunatic asylum at High Royds, Menston had it's own infirmary.
The words 'Temporary Workhouse Infirmary' might imply that the Infirmary was not part of a workhouse at that time.
The year 1917 saw the flu endemic as well as thousands of injured soldiers returning from the WW1 battlefields so all hospitals were under enormous pressures.
It would be interesting to know the cause of death and the area of Bradford where your ancestor lived prior to the death.
Sorry I am unable to add more

Dave

[charlotteCH]

Dave, that all very interesting about Bradford and its infirmaries and hospitals... and the flu + WW1 vets would have swamped any facilities- vnvere thought about it.
In 1903 my grandmother chose to have surgery in a Leeds private hospital altho she lived nearer to Bradford, in Ilkley...she died 6 weeks after the surgery and still in the hospital which was run as a private clinic...
charlotte

[MDA66]

Thanks guys - that's helpful.

He lived in the Bowling area, so maybe there was a workhouse near there.  Does anyone know?  He died of nephritis (kidney infection).

[dave the tyke]

St. Lukes Hospital is situated near the border of Little Horton and West Bowling.
The 'Park' was situated near Bowling cemetery on Rooley Lane, it became an old peoples home until demolition in the 80's or 90's

Dave

[dee melody]

This site may be of some help to you.

http://bradford.digicity.co.uk/Information/Bradford_Workhouse_and_Poor_Law_Union-820458058id.html

Dee

[headlands]

I have just discovered that my gt grandfather, Thomas Brown, of 99 Round Street, died in The Park, 283 Rooley Lane, Bradford of 'Natural Causes, namely arterio sclerosis and morbus cordis 14 Feb 1924. An inquest was held.
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bradford/ states that 'by 1917 the union had opened an institution at 283 Rooley Lane, Bradford for 'feeble minded' females.
So why was he in there? The Browns were not poor people, they were very comfortably off.
I wonder if anyone can shed any light on this.
Thanks.

[littlefacey]

Hello!

I have found Herbert Bateson living at Bowling Park Institute in 1939 but im not sure whether the establishment was a mental hospital or a home for the elderly? I did read the link above but it's not overally clear?