Glasgow Lock Hospital
Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lock Hospital for Women was a hospital in Glasgow for women suffering from venereal disease.
| Glasgow Lock Hospital | |
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 Statistics of the Glasgow Lock Hospital from its foundation, 7 August 1805 to 31 December 1881 page 9 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.861715°N 4.238422°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1805 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Glasgow lock hospital was established in 1805[1][2] at Rottenrow Lane. It moved to 41 Rottenrow in 1845.[3]
The origin of the term 'lock' may be in the French word 'loques', meaning rags and bandages, or from 'loke' a house for lepers.[4] Originally, the patients included women, usually those working as Prostitutes,[5] and even children who had been infected with syphilis.[6] The hospital depended on funding from subscribers in cash or in kind,[7] which in 1829 included stationery, vinegar and coal. The annual report from 1814 listed a remarkable 450 subscribers.[5]
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James McCune Smith 1930s
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