Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Isolation / Fever Hospitals

Isolation / Fever Hospitals (reply)

carolm4699 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:39:25 +0000

Many thanks Slowhands,Only just found your e.mail,got the builders in,and its a bit mad,so not getting round to things as quick,That information is great,and I thank you,I will be writing,I still havent found a death for him in the registers,but have found his birth,Looked onto your Headstone site,and found it very interesting,since starting this geneology,I have started to think about things differently,in fact it changes you somewhat, and then when I read the poem 'Dear Ancestor',well isnt it just lovely,Iv read and re'read it,so thanks for putting it on,so that we could see it,Many thanks for all your guidance,Regards Carol.

Isolation / Fever Hospitals (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:53:08 +0000

Ham Green and Polio

http://www.johnpowell.net/pages/clevedon.htm

Ham Green Hospital,
Ham Green,
Easton-in-Gordano

records at Bristol Records Office

Over Hospital Gloucester

TB more than Polio/Iron Lung I suspect with hindsight

and another to consider

Iron Lungs for Polio were installed at

Allt yr yn Isolation (Fever) Hospital
Barrack Hill
Newport

Polio epidemic in Lydney 1930s - Mundays Family (reply)

Olwyn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:50:10 +0000

Hi Carol
Glad to hear that you have progressed a little.I did have the right family in mind but had thought it might have been the youngest brother(Monty) you were looking for.
Good luck for your further research.

Polio epidemic in Lydney 1930s - Mundays Family (reply)

carolm4699 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:48:51 +0000

Hi Olwyn,Many thanks for your interest,its good to know someone is listening,Yes I do know his name,it was George C.A.Munday,born 1928,in Lydney,Glos.I have found his birth at last only this week,As I had put in my original message,I always thought he had died as a child,from terms used by my mum, Then his brother now 77,Said he thought he had died when he himself was aged 21,well he was 2 years younger than George,so I have searched around that time,yet again,in case, searching the 40s and 50s,even checking,a different spelling,'Mundy',and making sure there were no late entries at the foot of the page,but no,nothing as yet, His brother who I have already mentioned did say that he knew George was brought back to Lydney,after he died,for burial,so I really dont know,but thanks again for your interest, Regards Carol.

Polio epidemic in Lydney 1930s - Mundays Family (reply)

Olwyn — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:11:26 +0000

Hi
Are you certain that the person you are looking for actually did die as a young man? Or could he have lived much longer than you imagine,surviving the Iron Lung?
Do you have any idea at all about his first name?
I do know of someone who could possibly have fitted your description.

Hector MUNDY 1930 Cinderford (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:12:52 +0000

He's not the Hector buried in Cinderford aged 9 in 1930 by any chance ??

There was a Polio peak in 1937/38 and then again in 1947/48 the later due to servicemen returning from afar... ( and 1938 was the year Lord Nuffield donated "iron lungs" to hospitals - I think the comparison was they cost approx. the same as a typical house)

I have a feeling Polio was an isolation case so - Over Hospital Gloucester, or Ham Green Bristol would be where I might expect to find him being treated.

Ther was a TB clinic run out of Cinderford and the small isolation unit at Green Bottom, but I think smallpox was its focus.

I've found a Clifford who is registered in Bristol Q4 1936 age 0, looks like born Q1 Bristol ? - do you know the christian name ?

Polio epidemic in Lydney 1930s - Mundays Family (reply)

alison2 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:12:20 +0000

This Surname rang a bell with me, there was a family who owned a sweetshop/Tobbacconists in Coleford during 1950s/60s and 70,s, they had a son called David. i am not sure how the surname is spelt as it can be spelt Mundy as well,but if you go into BT directory there are Munday's still living in the area.
Regards

Alison

Polio epidemic in Lydney 1930s - Mundays Family

carolm4699 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:35:10 +0000

My Mothers family,the Mundays,all born in Lydney,between 1923-1930,were hit hard by the polio epidemic,in the 1930s,her younger brother was the First ever person to use the 'new'Iron Lung,and it was printed in the newspapers,I dont know if he was in a Bristol or Gloucester Hospital,? I have tried many routes and got nowhere,So I cannot go any further in finding out,what happened to him,Hope someone out there remembers the Mundays by name,as that would be great,I would like to hear from them Please Carol Mellors,