VPRS 7563 Register of Boarded Out Patients

This series records the registration details of those patients who were boarded out from the Hospitals for the Insane to persons and to hospitals. This system of "boarding out" was an attempt to reduce patient numbers in the large Hospitals. It was also generally believed that living in a "community" environment would be beneficial to the health of the patient. Guardians were remunerated by the Government. Regulations relating to "boarded-out" patients were published in the Government Gazette.The volumes are arranged chronologically. The contents are arranged by hospital name. Under each hospital there are separate lists for those patients boarded out with persons and those patients sent to hospitals. Patients are then listed chronologically by date of the commencement of the "boarding-out".Details recorded include:- date boarded out,- name of patient,- rate per week,- to whom boarded out,- returned date.

本数据集系列收录了从精神病院（Hospitals for the Insane）转至个人或其他医疗机构的患者登记详情。
该「寄养安置」模式旨在缩减大型精神病院的在院患者规模，彼时学界普遍认为，让患者生活于「社区」环境中，将有助于改善其健康状况。
受托照料患者的监护人可获得政府发放的报酬。有关「寄养安置患者」的管理规定已在《政府公报（Government Gazette）》中发布。
本数据集按时间顺序编排卷册，内容则以医院名称作为分类依据。在各医院分类下，分别设有「寄养至个人」与「转至其他医院」两类患者的独立清单；患者条目将按照寄养安置启动的日期，以时间顺序排列。
本次收录的患者登记详情包括：寄养安置日期、患者姓名、周寄养费率、寄养接收方、患者返回日期。