VPRS 18132 Case Books: Female Patients (Royal Park Receiving House)

This series consists of Case Books of female patients admitted to Royal Park Receiving House (VA 2845).Royal Park was the only Receiving House in Victoria when it opened in 1907. Receiving Houses were used to provide accommodation for those patients who required only short term diagnosis and treatment. No person was to be detained in a receiving house for more than two months.Each patient admitted was required by legislation to have a record created to document their case history from time of admission to time of discharge.This register documents the case history of those female patients admitted to the Royal Park Receiving House, for the duration of the register.Each entry is assigned two pages. Page 1 was used to enter all required information, and page 2 was used to enter case notes, most often in the form of updates on the patient's condition. The last entry would often detail a transfer to another hospital, or another reason for discharge.The common information recorded includes:Date of AdmissionFull NameForm of InsanityBy Whom BroughtPrevious residenceAge and GenderMarital StatusOccupationReligionDetails of AttackState of Bodily HealthFacts Indicating Insanity Before Admission (basically, the opinion of the committing medical practitioner)Physical Condition on AdmissionMental Condition on Admission.Controlling Series: VPRS 7423 - Nominal Register of Patients (Royal Park Receiving House)