NRS-4983 | Case papers (outpatients) [Broughton Hall Psychiatric Clinic]

This series consists of outpatient case files from the Broughton Hall Psychiatric Clinic. Broughton Hall offered psychiatric assistance to voluntary patients under the Lunacy Act, 1898 (Act No.45, 1898) as amended by the Lunacy Amendment Act, 1934 (Act No.39, 1934); and subsequently under the Mental Health Act, 1958 (Act No.45, 1958) and later legislation.The case papers may include a patient card, with summary details; correspondence with or regarding the patient, such as any letter of referral; record of progress card, with clinical notes regarding the diagnosis, treatment and results.Most case files are from the late 1940s to early 1960s, with only a few earlier or later.