Salisbury Infirmary Admissions and Discharges

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Introduction

Salisbury’s hospital, or correctly “Salisbury Infirmary”, was established in 1766. The first patients were admitted at the beginning of May 1767. The earliest surviving details of admissions and discharges appear in minute books and date from 5 September 1767. The details have been transcribed from 1767 to 1819. The original registers are deposited in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office.

Transcription and conventions used

The database includes the following fields:-

  • County; always WIL.
  • WRO ref; the reference for the document in the catalogue at the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office.
  • Surname
  • First name
  • Event; whether admitted or discharged and whether as inpatient or outpatient
  • Date; date of entry in the minute book. Each batch of entries covers the week up to the date given.
  • Age; not always given
  • Notes; Can include address, illness or injury, if cured, if transferred from inpatient to outpatient or vice versa and if of improper conduct.

The records were transcribed exactly as they appeared but the following changes have been made for this database. Names of places have been corrected since many were spelled in a manner which only a local would recognise. The phrases “was InPatient” and “was OutPatient” have been used to replace some words that would not be sensible when a record is viewed out of context and to standardise presentation.

Coverage

This collection currently contains some 103548 records from ten minute books containing entries made on the Saturday of each week. The first entry was on 5 Sep 1767 and the last currently transcribed in 1832.

Checking

This data has been checked.

Grouping

There is no grouping of records in this database.

Abbreviations and Codes

The Chapman County codes have been used. The code for Wiltshire is 'WIL' and that for Somerset is 'SOM'.

Contact details

If you suspect an entry has been mis-transcribed please report the problem to ppv@wiltshirefhs.co.uk, for all other purposes see under ‘How to buy’ though note the Society holds no further information on these entries as they are a complete transcription.

How to buy

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Copyright and disclaimer

Copyright in the transcriptions is owned by the Trustees of the Wiltshire Family History Society.

While every care has been taken in the preparation of this database users are advised to view the original minute books and form their own interpretation if they have any doubt.

The Wiltshire Family History Society accepts no liability for any errors or omissions.

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