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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Ridgeway Hospital
Parent Body	Belper Joint Hospital Committee (pre 1895-1948)
Parent Body	National Health Service (1948-1986)
Also Known As	Rideway Isolation Hospital
Place	Belper
Epithet	hospital
Dates	fl 1895-fl 1986
History	Rideway Isolation Hospital opened in 1895 and was run by the Belper Joint Hospital Committee until the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. It later became a "Hospital for the mentally handicapped", with a unit admitting children under 16 years of age during the years 1980-1984. In 1986, there were 50 patients, all male and mostly elderly. Wards: Amber, Belmont and Cedar
Address	Crich Lane, Belper DE56 2JH
Source	BBC Domesday website
Authorised Form of Name	Belper; Ridgeway Hospital; fl 1895-fl 1986; hospital

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