Where was the cholera hospital in Sunderland in the 1830s? Clanny wrote “It was rather ominous that the chief nurse at the cholera hospital, as well as the chief nurse at out infirmary, died of epidemic cholera, both of whom I regretted, as they were respectable and trustworthy individuals” and this clearly suggests that the cholera hospital was separate from the Sunderland Infirmary. Mordey and Haslewood wrote “The cholera hospital is situated to the south of the town, in an airy, open situation. The wards were large and lofty. In this establishment four females were employed as nurses and washerwomen, all however, occasionally employed in administering to the patients. Of these, the principal nurse, who was indefatigable in her attention, took the disease in its worst form and died in eight hours. Another, Elizabeth Snipes was attacked with diarrhoea, and other preliminary symptoms. She recovered, but three days afterwards committed an error in diet, was attacked with cholera and recovered” Anyone any ideas where it was? Many thanks Rob

The "Cholera Hospital" was the old Infirmary on Chester Road, built in 1822. The Infirmary saw the worst of the Cholera outbreaks that afflicted Sunderland in the 19th Century. After the Infirmary closed in 1867 it was sold to the Primitive Methodists who opened it as a Theological Training Institute in 1868.St. Mary's, the Catholic School, opened in the old building in 1902, and is now part of the university. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: ROB SHEPHERD <robshepherd1974@googlemail.com> To: eng-dur-sunderland@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05 Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Cholera Hospital Where was the cholera hospital in Sunderland in the 1830s? Clanny wrote “It was rather ominous that the chief nurse at the cholera hospital, as well as the chief nurse at out infirmary, died of epidemic cholera, both of whom I regretted, as they were respectable and trustworthy individuals” and this clearly suggests that the cholera hospital was separate from the Sunderland Infirmary. Mordey and Haslewood wrote “The cholera hospital is situated to the south of the town, in an airy, open situation. The wards were large and lofty. In this establishment four females were employed as nurses and washerwomen, all however, occasionally employed in administering to the patients. Of these, the principal nurse, who was indefatigable in her attention, took the disease in its worst form and died in eight hours. Another, Elizabeth Snipes was attacked with diarrhoea, and other preliminary symptoms. She recovered, but three days afterwards committed an error in diet, was attacked with cholera and recovered” Anyone any ideas where it was? Many thanks Rob ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message