VPRS 7454 Trial Leave Register and Register of Escapees

This series consists predominately of Trial Leave Registers, which are contained in both consignments P0001 and P0002.The Trial Leave Registers record the dates of trial leave of patients. There are two separate sequential number systems for male and female patients. Patients were allocated a new sequential number each time they were on trial leave.Details recorded include:- patient name- date of admission- period of leave allowed- date returned to Asylum (or if discharged, under which particular section of the Lunacy Act the discharge was permitted)- the name of the person responsible for the patient while the patient was on trial leave.Entries are listed in chronological order by date of commencement of trial leave. Trial leave was allocated in six and twelve month periods. Leave was extended in some cases and the dates are recorded. Where further entries for trial leave for the patient are recorded reference is usually made to the next entry.A Register of Escapees is located at the back of the volume in consignment P0001. It records the name of patient, date of escape and date of recapture.Some entries have comments on how the patient escaped.