| London Lock Hospital | |
|---|---|
 London Lock Hospital | |
  Shown in Westminster | |
| Geography | |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England (from 1948) |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Venereal disease, Maternity and gynaecology |
| History | |
| Opened | 1747 |
| Closed | 1952 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
The London Lock Hospital was the first voluntary hospital for venereal disease. It was also the most famous and first of the Lock Hospitals which were developed for the treatment of syphilis following the end of the use of lazar hospitals, as leprosy declined.[1] The hospital later developed maternity and gynaecology services before being incorporated into the National Health Service in 1948 and closing in 1952.
- ^ Bettley J. "Post voluptatem misericordia: the rise and fall of the London lock hospitals", London Journal vol 10 no 2 (Winter 1984), pp 167–175