NRS-2413 | Observation Ward: Admission register [Parramatta Gaol]

(5/2122). 1 vol.This volume shows date of previous admission, if any, number, date of admission, name, sex, age, marital condition, number of children, occupation, birthplace, residence, religion, where from, form of mental disorder, supposed cause of insanity, insane relations, duration of attack, date of discharge, whether recovered - sent to hospital - police court - or died, time in ward, remarks. The Observation Ward was officially closed on 7 September 1911, but the volume gives particulars of prisoners under observation for suspected mental illness up to 1918.Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.