VPRS 17933 Orders to Remand a Person in a Receiving House or Ward

This series consists of volumes detailing orders of people apprehended under the Lunacy Act 1928 and remanded to Royal Park Hospital for the Insane and Royal Park Mental Hospital (VA 2845). Under Section 43 of the Lunacy Act 1928, when a person was apprehended under the Act yet there was conflicting opinions as to whether the person was insane, and a medical practitioner submitted a certificate to advise of their inability to confirm insanity, the person could be remanded to a receiving house or ward by a Justice for a period of no more than seven days. After the seven days, the Justice (i.e. a Judge) upon advise of the Superindent and medical practitioner could then order the discharge, transfer or another seven day remand of the person. According to the Act, a person shall not be retained more than two months. The Orders include the following: - date of justice proceedings - judge name - name of patients - where committed from - whom committed by - date of reception - section received under - descision (further remand, discharge, transfer, committed to)