| Hawkmoor Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Hawkmoor House, Hawkmoor Hospital | |
  Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°36′57″N 3°41′37″W / 50.6157°N 3.6935°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | 1913-1948 Tuberculosis 1948-1972 Pulmonary disorders, chest surgery, mental disability 1972-1987 Mental disability |
| History | |
| Opened | 1913 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Hawkmoor Hospital, originally known as Hawkmoor County Sanatorium, was a specialist hospital near Bovey Tracey in Devon, England, founded in 1913 as a pulmonary tuberculosis sanatorium as part of a network of such facilities,[1] instigated by the Public Health (Tuberculosis Regulations) 1912.[2] From 1948, the hospital catered for patients with a range of chest ailments (including tuberculosis), as well as chest surgery, and mental disability patients. From 1973, the facility dealt solely with mental health problems until its closure in 1987.[1]
- ^ a b "Hospital Records - Hawkwoor". The National Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Lloyd, J Henry (1914). Medical and sanatorium benefit regulations.