Dundee Women's Hospital

The original site selected at 19 Seafield Road had previously been operated by the Misses Niven as a school in the late 19th century. The hospital was opened in May 1897 at premises in 19 Seafield Road and was also known as Dundee Private Hospital for Women. It had grown out of an earlier dispensary for women and children, which had been formed earlier in the decade to offer women treatment by female doctors. The hospital aimed to provide surgical care at a low cost. In 1900, its management committee of included Miss Walker and Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, while Drs Moorhead and Thomson were its medical officers. In 1915, due to the financial generosity of the Sharp family of Hill…