Hospitals for TB

d.mackechnie · Post by **d.mackechnie** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:42 pm

Does anyone know if there was a special hospital or place for people with TB in Dunoon, Argyll circa 1900.

Post by **emanday** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:00 am

It could have been the Dunoon Hydropathic, but I don't really know much about it. I've got a vague memory of family talk about one of our rellies having been sent there but I really can't remember for what.

Hopefully someone else will have more knowledge about this.

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:02 am

Hi
Don't know if this will help you or not but my aunt died of TB in 1948. Her usual residence was in Dunoon but the Argyll County Sanatorium was in Oban at that time and that is where she died. Poor girl was only 20 at the time and she had only been married to my uncle for six months
Regards
Cathie

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:02 pm

The Strathclyde area health archives, held at Glasgow Yoonie library may help in terms of identifying TB hospitals aka sanatoriums (or is "sanatoria" more correct ?

), which were most often located out of town, away from the cities, in rural locations where the air was "cleaner".

Have a search on this site for contact details for the archivist at Glasgow Yoonie. (I'm working on my laptop, and the email address book here doesn't have his address.)

In terms of "clean" air, if the family could afford it, and few could

, the TB patient was shipped off to a sanatorium half-way up a mountain in Switzerland or Austria

David

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:23 pm

And if they couldn't afford it they might be sent out to Bridge of Weir to Quarriers AKA The Orphan Homes for Scotland.

They had the first TB sanitorium for their orphans and extended the care to family later. Taking in a parent and looking after the child while she was being treated. - by the sanitorium regime David described.

Russell

nancy · Post by **nancy** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:41 am

Tha Peesweep Sanitorium on the Gleniffer Braes,just above Paisley,was built in the early 1900s.I remember my mother in law's neighbour being treated there in the 1950s.Bridge of Weir would be a lot nearer for your rellies though!
Peesweep is still there,but is a scouting camp or something like that now.
Can remember when I was small,people talking about"someone being in the Peesweep"and the look on their face said it all!

Nancy

wini · Post by **wini** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:50 am

My Mother died in Law Hospital Carluke in 1951 suffering from TB
We lived in Robroyston, so it doesn't look if you necessarily went to a hospital close by.

wini

ASGROOMBRIDGE · Post by **ASGROOMBRIDGE** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:52 am

I can remember visitig my wee cousin in the 1960 at Lochmaben Sanitorium, up on a hill and very windy, I was amazed that the beds were outside on a veranda.

Post by **AndrewP** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:08 am

ASGROOMBRIDGE wrote:I can remember visitig my wee cousin in the 1960 at Lochmaben Sanitorium, up on a hill and very windy, I was amazed that the beds were outside on a veranda.

Edinburgh's City Hospital (for Infectious Diseases) had verandas at the ward ends. I believe the doors were regularly left wide open to let the fresh air in. During winter months they are supposed to have put netting across these open doors to stop the snow coming into the wards.

All the best,

AndrewP

ASGROOMBRIDGE · Post by **ASGROOMBRIDGE** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:10 am

Sounds a bit like if you cant cure them freeze them poor souls.

Audrey

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