Battersea General Hospital (founded as The National Anti-Vivisection Hospital) known locally as the "Antiviv" or the "Old Anti," was a hospital in Battersea, London.
| Battersea General Hospital | |
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Battersea General Hospital
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  Location within Wandsworth | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′30″N 0°09′50″W / 51.4751°N 0.1640°W / 51.4751; -0.1640 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Closed | 1972 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The hospital was founded by Mrs Theodore Russell Monroe, secretary of the Anti-Vivisection Society as The National Anti-Vivisection Hospital in 1896.[1] The hospital was notable for not allowing animal experiments to take place in its facilities, and for refusing to employ physicians who were involved in or approved of animal research.[2]
Based at 33 Prince of Wales Drive, Battersea Park, it first opened for in-patients in 1903, with 11 beds for adults and 4 for children. It faced opposition from the medical establishment, who regarded the hospital's existence as "a great slur upon the profession."[3] In 1908, Herbert Snow was appointed surgeon to the hospital.[4] Because of difficulties attracting funding – its stance made it ineligible for grants from the King Edward's Hospital Fund – it lost its anti-vivisection charter in 1935. It joined the new National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, was closed by the NHS in 1972, and its building was demolished in 1974.[2]
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