VPRS 18102 Restraint and Seclusion Register

Required under legislation these records document the instances of restraint and seclusion applied to patients whilst in the Beechworth Asylum (1867-1905), Beechworth Hospital for the Insane (1905-1934) and Beechworth Mental Hospital (1934-1965) (VA 2842).Mechanical means or bodily restraint or seclusion was used if it was deemed necessary for purposes of surgical or medical treatment, or to prevent the patient from injuring himself or others, or persistently destroying property. Such restraint or seclusion could not be applied in any case without the authority of the Superintendent or medical officer of the hospital.These records are a summary of those patients held in restraint or seclusion and detail patient's name, date, reason and duration of restraint or seclusion.