Dorking Cottage Hospital

Dorking Cottage Hospital was a healthcare facility in Dorking, Surrey.

History

The hospital was initially opened in between 1863 and 1871 with six beds in order to provide the rural poor with healthcare.^[1][2] The original intention was to include a home for girls and an orphanage, but this did not go ahead.^[1] It was rebuilt in 1899 and had seventeen beds and three cots for children.^[1][3] Following the formation of the National Health Service in 1948 the hospital was merged with the former Poor Law Infirmary and became Dorking General Hospital.^[4]

Notable staff

At least two matrons who trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes ran the nursing department for over fifteen years.^[5]

• Jean Anne Farquharson (about 1861– ), Matron between 1899 and 1902, trained between 1895 and 1897.^[6]
• Mary Turner ( ), Matron between 1902 and at least 1916.^[7] Turner had trained between 1894 and 1896.^[5][8][9]