VPRS 18137 Seclusion Register

This series consists of Seclusions Registers which were required under legislation to document the instances of patients being put in seclusion whilst in the hospital. Seclusion is the confinement of the patient at any time of the day or night alone in a room or area from which free exit is prevented. Such seclusion could not be applied without the authority of the Superintendent or medical officer of the hospital.The registers are in the form of small bound volumes. They list instances of seclusion chronologically, with each double page of the register being used for one week, with one of the pages for male patients and one for females. Each page is further comprised of a column for each day of the week.The following information is recorded in the register: Name, Cause, Duration of Seclusion (in hours and minutes), and Total Period of Seclusion (by person, by week).At the bottom of each page, there is provision for a weekly summary of information, as follows: Total Number in Seclusion; Total Instances of Seclusion; Total Duration of Seclusion; Average Duration of Each Instance; and Signature of Medical SuperintendentAs there was a legislative requirement to maintain this type of record, it is presumed that the gaps in the chronological sequence are recorded in registers that have not yet been located.Please Note: A Seclusion Book (register) for the period 1/10/1867 to 31/10/1868 is located in VPRS 7455 Asylum Records.

本数据集包含隔离记录册（Seclusions Registers），此类记录册为法定强制留存文件，用于记录住院患者在院内被实施隔离的相关情形。隔离指无论昼夜，将患者单独安置于无法自由离开的房间或区域内。未经医院院长或医疗主管的正式授权，不得实施此类隔离措施。

该记录册以小型精装合订本形式留存，按时间顺序逐一罗列隔离事件。记录册每两页对应一周的记录周期，其中一页用于登记男性患者的隔离情况，另一页用于登记女性患者；每一页还设有对应一周每日的独立记录栏位。

记录册需登记的信息包括：患者姓名、隔离原因、隔离时长（精确至小时与分钟），以及按患者个体、按周统计的总隔离时长。每一页底部预留了每周信息汇总栏，汇总内容如下：隔离总人数、隔离总次数、总隔离时长、单次隔离平均时长，以及医疗主管签名。

由于该类记录存在法定留存要求，因此可推断时间序列中出现的空缺，对应尚未被发现的其他记录册。

请注意：1867年10月1日至1868年10月31日期间的隔离簿（Seclusion Book，记录册）现保存于VPRS 7455 精神病院档案（Asylum Records）中。