Isolation Hospital (General)

by Barbara Lloyd , Sunday, August 27, 2006, 00:59 (6664 days ago)

May I call upon the knowledge of the members of the Message Board, with the following.

There was a reference a little while ago to the "Isolation Hospital".

In the 1841 Census William Henry Vaughan was not listed with his family
searching further I found a William Vaughan as a patient aged 15 (correct age) in the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

I have looked on the Bristol Family History Site, and e mailed them but have not as yet received a reply.

Why would a man of the Forest be in Bristol Royal Infirmary, why not Gloucester, would it be that it was a Specialist Hospital - but for what medical reason would he be sent to Bristol when there was 1) a local hospital and 2) an Isolation Hospital or 3) was it because medical facilities were not availablelocally in 1841.

William Henry Vaughan died aged 35 "taken from us with a sudden illness"
is on the headstone on his grave.

Any information suggestions etc are much appreciated.

Barbara.