Neasden Hospital was built in 1894 by

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District Council as an isolation hospital in

Neasden Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 ( Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Welsh Har ...

. During the

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its name was changed to Willesden Municipal Hospital. When it joined the

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in 1948 it had 200 beds. A newly refurbished theatre block was opened in 1949 with 16 beds for tonsillectomy patients. In 1985 it was the site of a workers occupation aiming to keep the hospital open. It closed in 1986.

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