NRS-5161 | Medical journal and visitation book

This is a medical journal kept in accordance with the Lunacy Acts of 1868 (31 Vic. No.13) and 1879 (42 Vic. No.7). It shows weekly statements of number of patients in Bay View House; number of patients under restraint and in seclusion, their names and the reasons for and periods of such restraint or seclusion; the number and names of patients under medical treatment and the illness involved; and a column headed 'Condition of the Asylum', which invariably has the entry 'healthy'. There is also a column headed 'Deaths, Injuries and Violence to Patients since last entry'. This is subdivided into three columns by Dr Tucker, the first being used to show the names of patients and the third his signature. The second column occasionally carries entries about death or injury to patients and also medical details in some cases. (5/92). 1 vol. Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.