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°51′42″N 4°14′18″W / 55.861715°N 4.238422°W |
History | |
Opened | 1805 |
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Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Lock Hospital for Women was a hospital in Glasgow for women suffering from venereal disease.
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]
James McCune Smith 1930s
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 | |
| |
Geography | |
Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′42″N 4°14′18″W / 55.861715°N 4.238422°W |
History | |
Opened | 1805 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
The Lock Hospital for Women was a hospital in Glasgow for women suffering from venereal disease.
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]
James McCune Smith 1930s