Royal Portsmouth Hospital
- Royal Portsmouth Hospital
The Royal Portsmouth Hospital in Portsmouth, England was sited in Commercial Road close to the shopping centre and near to the Portsmouth Dockyard.
The hospital closed on 1 October 1978, with all its facilities having been transferred to the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham. The former hospital was demolished and the site developed by Sainsbury's, who now have a superstore there. This site is now part of the development known as the Northern Quarter and will be redevloped over the next few years.
The Public House opposite the former Royal Hospital was renamed "The Royal" and the pub sign shows the original entrance into the hospital.
This hospital once contained a 'Lock Ward' for the treatment of Prostitutes under the regulations governed by the Contagious Diseases Acts 1863 - 1886. If identified as a 'Common Prostitute' by the Metropolitan Water Police attached to the dockyard These women would be compulsorily examined and if found to be infectedto be detained until pronounced 'Clean'. Refusal of examination could mean detention for up to 9 months in the hospital.
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