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Nursing and midwifery records

Introduction

The records listed in the following chapters are principally public records deposited in the Norfolk Record Office (NRO) by various NHS institutions and departments.

Please note:

  • Because of their confidential nature many of the records are closed to public inspection for up to 100 years.
  • Records listed by their accession number (ACC) have not yet been catalogued. Notice is required before they can be produced - contact us for more information.

Most hospitals had a nursing committee and the surviving minute books are listed below.

In addition, these institutions usually had a medical staff committee whose minutes may contain references to nursing.

The minutes of the governing body (management committee, governors, visitors, trustees, etc) and the over-arching bodies (executive councils and health authorities) are also included.

Searching our online catalogue will provide information about additional records relating to nursing (principally deposited by private depositors).

Separate searches of the terms nurse, nursing, midwife, midwives and midwifery (typed in the Any Text box) will reveal a number of references.

 

     

     

     

       

         

        Hospitals A to H

        Attleborough

        See Wayland Hospital.

        Aylsham

        See St Michael's Hospital.

        Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital, Suffolk

        This hospital was built in 1924.

        • Staff salaries and wages registers, 1944-49 (ACC 2002/256)

        Bethel Hospital, Bethel Street, Norwich

        Built in 1713 for the care of the mentally ill.

        • Trustees' meetings minute books, 1724-1895 (BH 9-20)
        • Draft minute book, 1930-37 (BH 1868)
        • Wages books: male attendants and nurses, 1930-49 (BH 1873-1874)
        • Wages books: kitchen/house staff and hospital helps, 1930-37 (BH 1875)
        • Wages books: house staff and hospital helps, 1937-45 (BH 1876)

        Bramblewood Sanatorium, Kelling

        A privately-run sanatorium for women.

        • Photographs of premises, staff and patients, 1920s-1940s (ACC 2006/340)

        Cromer Hospital

        Established in 1867, moved to Mill Road site in 1932. From 1948 the Cromer Area Hospital Management Committee included:

        • Beckham House Hospital
        • Cromer District Hospital
        • Fletcher Convalescent Home
        • Home Place Convalescent Home
        • Kelling Sanatorium
        • Kelling Children's Hospital
        • Longacre Maternity Home
        • North Walsham Cottage Hospital
        • Roughton Isolation Hospital
        • St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham
        • Wells Cottage Hospital

        Records include:

        • Cromer and District Hospital management committee minutes, 1903-39 (ACC 2007/120)
        • Cromer and District Hospital management committee minutes and minutes of subsidiary committees, 1939-48 (ACC 2008/268)
        • Cromer Area Hospital management committee minutes and minutes of subsidiary committees, 1948-54, 1958-59, 1972 (ACC 2008/268)
        • Cromer Area Hospital management committee group no. 10 minutes, 1960-74 (ACC 2000/70)
        • Medical and nursing committee minutes, 1932-46 (ACC 2007/120)
        • Medical staff committee minutes, 1950-82 (ACC 2008/268)
        • Staff working groups minutes, 1958-72 (ACC 2008/268)
        • Nurses' training register, 1951-78 (ACC 1999/47)
        • Labour and antenatal case notes, 1982-83, 1986-90 (ACC 2009/93)

        Cromer

        See also Fletcher Convalescent Home.

        Drayton Hall Maternity Home

        See Norwich Maternity Institution.

        Earlham Hall Maternity Home

        See Norwich Maternity Institution.

        East Dereham Hospital

        • East Dereham house committee minute book, 1949-67 (ACC 2002/256)

        Fletcher Convalescent Home, Cromer

        Originally part of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.

        • Fletcher Convalescent Home committee minutes, 1903-48 (NNH 13/1-5)

        See also Cromer Hospital.

        Great Yarmouth General Hospital, Deneside

        Founded in 1838 and rebuilt in 1888.

        • Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth (group six) hospital management committee minutes, 1948-74 (ACC 2002/264)
        • Norfolk Area Health Authority (later known as Norwich Health Authority and East Norfolk Health Authority/Commission) minutes, 1973-96 (ACC 2002/264) and 1996-99 (ACC 2002/288)
        • Great Yarmouth house committee minute books, 1948-68 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Minutes of meetings of the honorary medical staff (later the medical committee) of Great Yarmouth General Hospital, 1931-46 and of the medical committee of the combined hospitals of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, 1947-49 (ACC 2000/264)
        • Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Hospitals' staff salaries and wages registers, 1948-49 (ACC 2002/256)

        Great Yarmouth Isolation Hospital, Estcourt Road

        • Staff salaries and wages registers, 1948-49 (ACC 2002/256)

        Great Yarmouth

        See also Northgate Hospital.

        Hales Hospital, Heckingham

        This was formerly Loddon and Clavering Poor Law Union Workhouse.

        • Loddon and Clavering Poor Law Incorporation/Union guardians' minutes, 1767-1836, 1836-1930 (C/GP 12/1-65, 91-139)
        • House committee minutes, 1914-15 (C/GP 12/201)
        • Norfolk County Council Mental Deficiency Acts committee minutes, 1932-48 (C/C 10/370-373)
        • Norfolk County Council Mental Deficiency Acts Heckingham sub-committee minutes, 1932-38 (C/C 10/374)

        Heckingham

        See Hales Hospital. 

        Hellesdon Hospital

        This was formerly the Norwich City Asylum. It was founded outside St Augustine's Gates in 1827 and moved to Hellesdon in 1880.

        • Workhouse, infirmary [including asylum] and visiting committee, 1849-58 (N/TC 3/58-59)
        • Proceedings of committee of visitors to Norwich Infirmary Asylum, 1854-60 (N/S 11/1)#
        • Minutes of special sessions regarding lunacy, 1862-64 (N/S 9/3)
        • Asylum committee minutes, 1863-1931 (N/TC 17/1-11)
        • East Anglian Regional Hospital Board St Andrew's and Hellesdon Hospitals management committee minutes, 1968-74 (ACC 2010/192)
        • Asylum committee annual reports, 1886-1948 (HH 1/1-6)
        • St Andrew's and Hellesdon Hospitals management committee annual reports, 1965-67 (ACC 2010/152)
        • Superannuation service register, 1880-1915 (HH 2/1)
        • Staff case [ie, record book], 1907-37 (HH 34/1)
        • Officers' service book, 1910-48 (ACC 2010/152)
        • Attendants' wages book, 1908-10 (HH 15/1)
        • Photographs of nursing staff and patients of Hellesdon Hospital and of nurses at Drayton Lodge Nurses' Home, [1930s] (ACC 2009/96)
        • Certificates of nursing qualifications of Harry Derere and Doreen Edith Derere (nurses at Hellesdon Hospital), 1937-65 (ACC 2008/211)

        Hill House, Wicklewood

        This was formerly the Forehoe Poor Law Union Workhouse.

        • Forehoe Poor Law Incorporation/Union guardians' minutes, 1780-1837, 1837-1930 (C/GP 8/3-31, 114-152)
        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 5 minutes (including Wicklewood house committee), 1930-48 (C/GC 5/1-8)
        • Attleborough, Wicklewood and Watton house committee minute books, 1948-67 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Service register (officers and servants), 1912-29 (C/GP 8/231)
        • Matron's report book, 1914-19 (H 1/80)

        Hill House, Pulham Market

        This was formerly the Depwade Poor Law Union Workhouse.

        • Depwade Poor Law Union guardians' minutes, 1836-1930 (C/GP 3/1-47)
        • House committee minutes, 1903-12 (C/GP 3/188)
        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 12 minutes, 1930-48 (C/GC 12/1-3)
        • House committee minutes, 1930-48 (C/GC 12/4-6)
        • Salaries record, 1931-46 (H 2/86)
        • Nurses' reports (sick wards), 1941-58 (H 2/143-200)
        • Nurses' reports (maternity wards), 1937-51 (H 2/201-210)
        • Nurses' reports (nursery and mentally defective girls), 1941-49 (H 2/212-218)

        Hospitals J to N

        Jenny Lind Hospital for Sick Children, Norwich

        Established in Pottergate in 1853, moved to Unthank Road in 1900. It later became part of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.

        • Salary receipt book, 1887-91 (NNH 88/17)
        • Draft rules for probationers, [1890s] (NNH 90/1)
        • Album of photographs of Jenny Lind Hospital, showing the buildings, patients and staff, 1908-1930s (NNH 93/4)
        • Testimonials (printed) of Miss Row for post of lady superintendent, 1894 (NNH 93/11)
        • Letters of Florence K Pratt, matron, 1906-29 (NNH 93/23)
        • Registers of nurses, 1889-1952 (NNH 110/1-3)
        • Register of staff, mainly nurses, 1912-52 (NNH 110/4)
        • Two letters concerning registration of nurses, 1917-18 (NNH 110/5)
        • Volume of photographs showing patients and nurses in the wards and treatment rooms, c1927 (NNH 112/1)

        See also Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.

        Kelling Sanatorium and Kelling Children's Sanatorium

        Now Kelling Hospital, it opened in 1903 for people suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis.

        • Minutes, annual reports and photograph album, 1903-60 (ACC 1999/219)
        • Management committee minute book, 1948-49 (ACC 2009/5)
        • Photographs of premises, staff and patients, early 20th century (ACC 2006/340)

        See also Cromer Hospital.

        Kelling 

        See also Bramblewood Sanatorium

        King's Lynn

        See St James Hospital; West Norfolk and King's Lynn General Hospital.

        Little Plumstead Hospital

        Opened by Norfolk County Council in 1930.

        • Norfolk County Council Mental Deficiency Acts committee minutes, 1913-48 (C/C 10/367-373)
        • Mental deficiency house sub-committee minutes, 1938-46 (C/C 10/375)
        • Management committee minutes 1966-74 (ACC 2001/1)
        • Management sub-committee minutes, 1966-70, 1971-89 (ACC 2001/1)

        Lowestoft Hospital, Suffolk

        Built in 1881-82 with additions in 1897 and 1924.

        • Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth (group six) hospital management committee minutes, 1948-74 (ACC 2002/264)
        • Lowestoft house committee minutes, 1948-56 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Staff salaries and wages registers, 1945-49 (ACC 2002/256)

        Mundesley Hospital

        • Unpaid wages book, 1959-62 (ACC 2000/13)

        Norfolk and Norwich Hospital

        Founded in 1771 in St Stephen's Road, Norwich, moved to Colney in 2001. It is now the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

        • Minutes of meetings of weekly and general board, 1770-1949 (NNH 1/1-43)
        • Annual reports (formerly State of the Hospital), 1775-1947 (NNH 15/1-20)
        • Norwich [various hospitals], Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth (group six) hospital management committee minutes, 1948-74 (ACC 2002/264)
        • Norwich [various hospitals] house committee minutes, 1949-68 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Minutes of meetings of medical staff, 1873-1965 (NNH 3/1-11)
        • Nursing committee minutes, 1891-1949 (NNH 10/1-4)
        • Norwich [various hospitals] house committee nursing sub-committee minute book, 1949-69 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Salaries books, 1910-47 (NNH 34/1-25)
        • Nurses' training registers, 1900-71 (NNH 114/1-10)
        • Nurses' registers of training completed, 1945-68 (NNH 115/1-17)
        • Nurses' registers of training not completed, 1945-68 (ACC 1999/47)
        • Nurses' training records: lectures given to probationers, 1905-27; attendances at lectures, 1930-56 (ACC 2003/165)
        • Nurses' examination records (ACC 2001/183): 
          • Probationers' first year examination results, 1927-52
          • Preliminary training school examination results, 1953-64
          • Nurses' final examination results, 1898-1942
          • State examinations results, 1932-58
          • Preliminary state examination results, 1933-49
          • Examination results and prizes awarded, 1947-64
          • Nurses' previous experience, training and examination results, 1922-48
        • Lady superintendent's report book, 1897-1939 (ACC 1999/178)
        • Matron's reports to honorary medical staff, 1919-57 (ACC 2005/344)
        • Registers of nurses, 1874-1926 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of private nurses (who were based at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and attended paying patients in their own homes), 1906-48 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Register of pupil housekeepers (who had to be trained nurses), 1920-44 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology records (ACC 2002/174) including: 
          • Birth registers of Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 1966-98
          • Operations registers (delivery floor), 1972-86
          • Birth registers and registers of cases of Norwich Maternity Institution (which became City of Norwich Maternity Home, Earlham Hall Maternity Home and finally Drayton Hall Maternity Home), 1915-89
        • Norfolk and Norwich Hospital Old Nurses League Journals and other magazines, 1927-2003 (ACC 2004/305)
        • Souvenir programme for visit of Queen Mary to open the Queen Alexandra Memorial Nurses Home at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 15 October 1932 (ACC 2007/225)
        • Photograph of St Stephen's Street, Norwich, taken on the opening of the Queen Alexandra Memorial Nurses Home at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 1932 (MC 2363/1, PH9)

        Norfolk Emergency War Hospital

        This was based at St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe St Andrew.

        • Registers of nursing staff, 1941-43, 1943-47 (SAH 342, SAH 499)

        North Walsham War Memorial Cottage Hospital

        This is now North Walsham Community Hospital. It opened in 1924.

        • Management committee minutes, 1927-36 (ACC 2001/47)
        • Management committee and house committee minutes, 1936-60 (ACC 2008/65)
        • Medical staff committee minutes, 1971-72 (ACC 2007/120)

        See also Cromer Hospital.

        Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth

        • Registers of staff (including nurses), 1947-65 (ACC 1997/141)
        • Staff payroll sheets, 1962-63 (ACC 2003/88)

        Norwich Isolation Hospital, Bowthorpe Road

        This opened in 1893.

        • Norwich City Council sanitary committee (from 1896 health committee) minutes, 1877-1949 (N/TC 15/1-27)
        • Annual reports of Norwich City Medical Officer of Health, 1906-07, 1918-21, 1923-71, include references to Isolation Hospital to 1948 (N/WE 6/1): for a more complete set of MOH reports, 1873-1973, see ACC 2002/281.
        • Norwich City Council Health Department registers of infectious diseases, 1914-59 (N/HE 3/1-16)

        Norwich Maternity Institution (City of Norwich Maternity Home)

        A charitable institution, with premises at 63a Pottergate, taken over by Norwich City Council in 1919. It moved to Heigham Grove House, Earlham Road, in 1928. The building was badly damaged by bombing on 26-27 June 1942 (fortunately there were no casualties) and moved to Earlham Hall. It moved to Drayton Hall in 1950 and closed in April 1989.

        • Norwich City Council maternity and child welfare committee, 1918-48 (N/TC 19/1-5)
        • Annual reports of Norwich City Medical Officer of Health, 1906-07, 1918-21, 1923-71, include references to this maternity home (N/WE 6/1): for a more complete set of MOH reports, 1873-1973, see ACC 2002/281
        • Birth registers and registers of cases, 1915-89 (ACC 2002/174)

        Norwich

        See also: Bethel Hospital; Hellesdon Hospital; Jenny Lind Hospital; Norfolk and Norwich Hospital; West Norwich Hospital.

        Hospitals P to W

        Pulham Market 

        See Hill House.

        St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe St Andrew

        This was formerly the Norfolk County Asylum. It opened in 1814 and closed in 1998.

        • Minutes of meetings of committee of visiting magistrates (later visitors), 1810-1931 (SAH 1-16)
        • Visiting committee minutes, 1931-48 (ACC 2010/152)
        • Minutes of meetings of committee of visitors to consider special business, 1903-31 (SAH 19-24)
        • East Anglian Regional Hospital Board St Andrew's and Hellesdon Hospitals management committee minutes, 1968-74 (ACC 2010/192)
        • Minutes of sub-committees, 1914-22 (SAH 25)
        • Annual reports, 1844-1967 (SAH 28-36)
        • St Andrew's and Hellesdon Hospitals management committee annual reports, 1965-67 (ACC 2010/152)
        • Registers of staff, 1915-26 (SAH 66-74)
        • Register of staff (list of changes), 1936-48 (SAH 446)
        • Staff salaries and wages books, 1854-1947 (SAH 75-101)
        • Staff salaries and wages books, 1872-1948 (SAH 447-469)
        • Staff salaries and wages books, 1949-53, 1962-63 (15 volumes - ACC 2003/88)
        • Registers of pensions, 1910-48 (SAH 102-107)
        • Nursing administrative records, 1952-74 (SAH 507-535)
        • Staff applications, 1885-1914 (SAH 745)
        • Estimated annual cost of uniform for male staff, 1893 (SAH 746)
        • Matron's staff bedding and uniform issues books (with names of female staff), 1928-56, 1946-64 (SAH 747-748)
        • Staff medical records book, 1947-52 (SAH 749)
        • Photograph of Miss H D Myles, matron and Stephanie Payne, student nurse, 1965 (SAH 756)
        • Casualty books (recording injuries to patients and staff), 1930s-1970s (ACC 2010/161)
        • Nursing staff day and night ward report books, 1931-71 (ACC 2010/192)
        • League of Friends of St Andrew's Hospital minutes, correspondence and financial records, 1970-98 (SO 194) - the Friends included staff and patients' relatives

        St James Hospital, King's Lynn

        This was formerly the King's Lynn Union Workhouse and was located in St James Road.

        • King's Lynn Poor Law Incorporation/Union guardians' minutes, 1737-1869, 1835-1930 (C/GP 13/3-40, 666-697)
        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 8 minutes, 1930-48 (C/GC 8/1-11)
        • House committee minutes, 1928-31 (C/GP 13/991)
        • Half-yearly report of house committee, 1914-17 (C/GP 13/769)
        • Management committee minutes, 1948 (ACC 2001/20)
        • Officers and servants register, 1921-26 (C/GP 13/858)
        • Indoor officers' salaries book, 1903-30 (C/GP 13 859)
        • Staff salaries and deductions books, 1906, 1920-30 (C/GP 13/860-862)
        • Nurses' report books, 1924-25, 1928-30 (C/GP 13/847-849)
        • Nurses' report book, 1931 (C/GC 8/31)

        St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham

        This was formerly the Aylsham Union Workhouse.

        • Aylsham Poor Law Union guardians' minutes, 1836-1930 (C/GP 2-37)
        • House committee minutes, 1895-1930 (C/GP 108-111)
        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 2 minutes, 1937-48 (C/GC 2/2-5)
        • House sub-committee minutes, 1930-48 (C/GC 2/6-9)
        • Register of servants and apprentices, 1879-1903 (C/GP 1/492)
        • Officers' superannuation registers, 1883-1928 (C/GP 1/307-309)
        • Servants' wages book, 1905-10 (C/GP 1/306)
        • Nurses' report books, 1930-31, 1940 (C/GP 1/533-534)

        See also Cromer Hospital.

        Stow Vicarage Maternity Home

        • Midwives' register of births, 1948 (ACC 2001/47)

        Swaffham Victoria Cottage Hospital

        Established in 1888 and extended in 1932.

        • Management committee minutes, 1931-37 (ACC 2001/20)
        • House committee minutes, 1947-74 (ACC 2001/20)

        Swainsthorpe

        See Vale Hospital.

        Thorpe St Andrew

        See St Andrew's Hospital; Norfolk Emergency War Hospital.

        Vale Hospital, Swainsthorpe

        This was formerly the Henstead Poor Law Union Workhouse.

        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 5 minutes (including Swainsthorpe House Committee), 1930-48 (C/GC 5/1-8)
        • Swainsthorpe house committee minutes, 1939-48 (C/GC 5/10-11)

        Watton Victoria Cottage Hospital

        Built in 1899 with additions in 1904, 1907 and 1933.

        • Attleborough, Wicklewood and Watton house committee minute books, 1948-67 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Staff salaries and wages registers, 1948-49 (ACC 2002/256)

        Wayland Hospital, Attleborough

        This was formerly the Wayland Poor Law Union Infirmary. It was built between 1912-14 and also known as Cades Hill House.

        • Wayland Poor Law Union guardians' minutes, 1835-1930 (C/GP 20/1-46)
        • Norfolk County Council guardians committee no. 11 minutes, 1930-48 (C/GC 11/1-7)
        • Attleborough, Wicklewood and Watton house committee minute books, 1948-67 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Superannuation registers, 1861-1929 (C/GP 20/115-117)

        Wells and District Cottage Hospital

        Built in 1910.

        • Management committee minutes, 1911-48 (ACC 2008/268)
        • House committee minutes, 1949-63 (ACC 2008/268)

        See also Cromer Hospital.

        West Norfolk and King's Lynn General Hospital

        Established in 1834 and based in London Road, King's Lynn.

        • West Norfolk and King's Lynn Hospital executive committee and monthly board minutes, 1902-48 (ACC 2001/20)
        • West Norfolk and King's Lynn Hospital annual reports, 1861-1947 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Hospital committee minutes, 1909-31 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn area hospitals management committee minutes, 1948-74 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn area hospitals management committee annual reports, 1948-71 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Health District (later West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority) minutes, 1974-92 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Health District (later West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority) management team minutes, 1974-90 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Health District medical committee minutes, 1974-83 (ACC 2001/20)

        West Norwich Hospital

        This was formerly the Norwich Poor Law Incorporation/Union Workhouse Infirmary.

        It later became known as Woodlands Hospital and is now the Norwich Community Hospital.

        It was founded outside St Augustine's Gates in 1827 and moved to Bowthorpe Road in 1859 and 1860. 

        NB: The maternity department was known as The Lodge.

        • Minute books of Board of Guardians of Norwich Incorporation (later Norwich Poor Law Union), 1834-1930 (N/TC 3)
        • Norwich City Council social welfare committee minutes, 1929-49 (N/TC 31/1/1-8)
        • Norwich City Council health committee minutes, 1829-1949 (N/TC 15/15-27)
        • Annual reports of Norwich City Medical Officer of Health, 1906-07, 1918-21, 1923-71, include references to this institution to 1948 (N/WE 6/1): for a more complete set of MOH reports, 1873-1973, see ACC 2002/281.
        • Norwich [various hospitals], Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth (group six) hospital management committee minutes, 1948-74 (ACC 2002/264)
        • Norwich [various hospitals] house committee minute books, 1949-68 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Norwich [various hospitals] house committee nursing sub-committee minute book, 1949-69 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Registers of officers, 1887-1968 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of staff: sisters, 1904-72 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of staff: SERN nurses, 1958-72 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of staff: SEN nurses, 1968-72 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of staff: nurses, 1967-72 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Registers of staff: nursing auxiliaries, 1958-72 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Officers' sick register, 1931-64 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Staff vaccination register, 1972-73 (ACC 2000/13)
        • Workhouse wages book, 1902-04 (ACC 2009/172)
        • Norwich Poor Law Union superannuation registers, 1896-1930 (ACC 2009/231)
        • Workhouse wages book, 1902-04 (ACC 2009/172)
        • Register of births (including names of midwives), 1962-65 (N/WE 1/93)

        Wicklewood 

        See Hill House.

        Executive bodies, associations and charities

        Executive councils (NHS)

        • Great Yarmouth Executive Council (NHS): minute books of council, 1947-74 (ACC 2002/256)
        • Great Yarmouth Executive Council (NHS): minute books of committees, 1947-74 (ACC 2002/262)
        • Norfolk Executive Council (NHS): minute books of council, 1953-74, and its committees, 1948-74 (ACC 2002/262)
        • Norwich Executive Council (NHS): minute books of council, 1949, 1950-74 and its committees, 1947-74 (ACC 2002/262)

        Health authorities

        • Great Yarmouth and Waveney Health Authority minutes, 1990-93 (ACC 2002/306)
        • King's Lynn Health District (later West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority) minutes, 1974-92 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Health District (later West Norfolk and Wisbech Health Authority) management team minutes, 1974-90 (ACC 2001/20)
        • King's Lynn Health District Medical Committee, 1974-83
        • Norfolk Area Health Authority (later known as Norwich Health Authority and East Norfolk Health Authority/Commission) minutes, 1973-96 (ACC 2002/264) and 1996-99 (ACC 2002/288)
        • Norfolk Area Health Authority (later known as Norwich Health Authority and East Norfolk Health Authority/Commission) annual reports, 1994-2001 (ACC 2002/264)
        • Norwich Health Authority district management board minutes, 1987-91 (ACC 2002/288)
        • Norwich Health Authority annual accounts, 1983-92 (ACC 2002/288)

        Norfolk Emergency Committee for the Nursing Profession

        • Minutes, 1939-46 (ACC 2001/47)

        Norfolk Nursing Federation

        • Records, 1918-55 (ACC 2001/47)
        • Records including minutes of executive committee, finance committee and sub-committee, 1937-55 (ACC 2010/126)
        • Accounts, receipts, correspondence etc, 1930-40 (PD 78/144)
        • Constitution and rules, 1919 and 1924, and annual reports, 1927-44 (PD 238/109)

        Nursing associations

        • Norfolk County Nursing Association annual reports, 1902-58 (ACC 2001/183)
        • Bacton and District Nursing Association minutes, 1936-39 (PD 62/78)
        • Banham and District Nursing Association: accounts, receipts, correspondence, etc. relating to creation of Banham and District Nursing Association (comprising parishes of Banham, Winfarthing, Tibenham and Gissing) in 1937, with account book of collections in Winfarthing, 1937-46, and Norfolk Nursing Federation pamphlet on constitution, objects and rules, 1931 (PD 78/144)
        • Blofield and District Nursing Association minute book, annual reports, financial papers, correspondence and other papers, 1903-91 (SO 145)
        • Brooke and District Nursing Association minutes and other miscellaneous papers, 1926-58 (SO 127)
        • Denver and District Nursing Association accounts, 1937-48 (MC 1986)
        • 'Deomorwick' (Deopham, Morley and Wicklewood) Nursing Association accounts and vouchers, 1937-48 (PD 3/116-118)
        • Dickleburgh and District Nursing Association records: accounts, 1947-59; minutes of committee meetings, 1949, 1958, 1959; newspaper cuttings, concerning Dickleburgh events and people, 1957-64 (SO 60)
        • Downham Nursing Association minute books and register of maternity cases, 1909-37 (SO 20)
        • Haddiscoe Nursing Association minutes, with copy of rules and other loose papers, 1919-39 (PD 208/89)
        • Hockwold Nursing Association Committee minutes, 1944-49, with related letter, 1973 (ACC 2005/268)
        • Hunstanton St Edmund Nursing Association accounts, 1937-49 (SO 114/5, 647X7)
        • Long Stratton and District Nursing Association cash book 1938-59, minute book, 1923-48, 1961 and account books, 1935-45 (PD 122/85, 110-114)
        • Long Stratton and Hempnall Nursing Area committee minute book, 1950-51 (PD 122/112)
        • Mundesley District Nursing Association minute book, 1919-30 and case book, 1919-38 (ACC 2009/258)
        • Oulton Nursing Association minutes, rules and annual reports, 1917-45 (PD 508/67)
        • Syderstone and District Nursing Association minutes, rules, annual reports, accounts, correspondence and other papers, 1922-46 (PD238/100-108)

        Other local nursing charities

        • Norwich Society for Relieving the Sick Poor at their own Houses: minutes, annual reports, yearly accounts, cash account books and other financial papers, treasurer's papers and correspondence, 1819-1985 (SO 41 and MS 11296)
        • Saxlingham Nethergate Nursing Charity: records including minutes, 1939-95, and sale particular for nurse's house, 1978 (ACC 2004/132)

        Miscellaneous nursing and midwifery records

        Miscellaneous nursing records

        • Norfolk County Council register of nursing agencies, 1945 (ACC 2002/306)
        • Norfolk County Council register of nursing homes, 1949-71 (ACC 2002/306)
        • Great Yarmouth County Borough Council Health Department home nursing case registers, 1953-56 (Y/HE 172-173)
        • Nurse Edith Cavell (1865-1915) - see our separate guide to records relating to her.
        • Diary of Jessie Clementia Hayward describing her adventures as a nurse on board the troop ship Transylvania, 1917 (MC 2127/1, 441X7)

        Midwifery records

        These are in addition to those found in records of individual hospitals listed above.

        Diocese of Norwich

        • Licensing of women to act as midwives and to carry out medical procedures (such as surgery, phlebotomy and bone setting) occurs in subscription books from 1676 (DN/SUB). For more detail see E H Carter, The Norwich Subscription Books A Study of the Subscription Books of the Diocese of Norwich 1637-1800 (London, 1937).
        • List of schoolmasters and midwives, Lynn Deanery, [1722-23?] (DN/VSM 1/9).
        • List of schoolmasters, surgeons and midwives in the archdeaconries of Norfolk and Norwich, 1753 (DN/VSM 1/2).
        • List of schoolmasters, surgeons and midwives in the archdeaconries of Suffolk and Sudbury, 1753 (DN/VSM 1/3).
        • List of schoolmasters, 1754-67; of curates, 1755-66; of surgeons and midwives, 1766-67 (DN/VSM 1/4).

        Great Yarmouth County Borough Council Health Department

        • Register of midwives, 1932-52 (Y/HE 143-144)
        • Register of maternity homes, 1927-37 (Y/HE 155)
        • Midwifery service case register, 1946-48 (Y/HE 156)
        • Midwives' case books, 1946-72 (Y/HE 157-171)

        Miscellaneous

        • Norwich City Coroners' inquest papers, 1669-1835, include occasional references to midwives (NCR Case 6a)
        • Briarbank Maternity Home, Thetford (Mrs Sophia Healy owner, matron and midwife): cases register and case book, 1952-59 (ACC 2011/136)
        • Midwife Joan Coleman's register of cases (mostly home deliveries in Norwich), 1936-37 (MC 2108/1, 921X8)
        • Midwife's notebook listing births in Halvergate and surrounding parishes, 1859-68 (MC 2109/1-2, 921X8)
        • Case books of J M Nickerson as a trainee midwife, 1948-49 (MC 1480/2-3, 812X8)

        Access to records and contacts

        Records with detailed personal information (such as nurses' training registers, midwives' birth registers and case notes) are closed to public inspection for 100 years.

        Staff wages and salaries books, superannuation registers and service registers are closed for 50 years.

        Committee minutes are closed for 30 years unless they contain detailed personal information (such as decisions to section mental health patients). Over the next few years this closure period will be gradually reduced to 20 years. 

        Contacts regarding access to closed information

        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

        For nurses' training registers and other closed records relating to staff at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Cromer Hospital:

        FOI Office

        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

        Level 4 West Outpatients

        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

        Colney Lane

        Norwich

        NR4 7UY

        For midwives' birth registers and other closed records relating to patients at Cromer Hospital, Drayton Hall Maternity Home, Earlham Maternity Home, Fletcher Convalescent Home, Cromer, Jenny Lind Hospital, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich City Maternity Home and Wells and District Cottage Hospital:

        Health Records Manager

        Health Records Department

        Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

        Francis Centre

        20-28 Francis Way

        Norwich

        NR5 9JA

        Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

        For closed records relating to staff and patients at Bethel Hospital, Hales Hospital, Hellesdon Hospital, Norfolk Emergency War Hospital, Northgate Hospital, Great Yarmouth, St Andrew's Hospital and Vale Hospital: 

        Compliance Team

        Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

        Kestrel House

        Hellesdon Hospital

        Drayton High Road

        Norwich

        NR6 5BE

        Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C)

        For closed records relating to staff and patients at East Dereham Hospital, Kelling Sanatorium, Kelling Children's Sanatorium, Little Plumstead Hospital, North Walsham Memorial Cottage Hospital, St James Hospital, King's Lynn, St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham, Swaffham Cottage Hospital and West Norwich Hospital:

        Access to Health Records Officer

        Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C)

        Community Health Records

        20 Hellesdon Park Road

        Norwich

        NR6 5DR

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