NRS-5069 | Registers of patients and admission books [Newcastle Psychiatric Centre]

These volumes are arranged chronologically and usually give the following details: date of last previous admission (if any); number on register; number for the year; date of admission; name; sex; age; social condition; number of children; occupation; nativity; residence; religion; form of mental disorder; supposed causes of insanity; insane relations; previous attacks; duration of existing attack; age at first attack; date of discharge; if recovered, relieved, not improved or died; time in hospital; observations; bodily disorders; suicidal tendencies, etc. Most of the patients admitted in these registers are voluntary patients and appear to be children under the age of 10, many suffering from some form of congenital mental deficiency. (34/2630-31). 2 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

本批卷宗按时间顺序排列，通常收录如下信息：末次入院日期（若有）、登记编号、年度编号、入院日期、姓名、性别、年龄、社会状况、子女数量、职业、出生地、居住地、宗教信仰、精神障碍类型、精神错乱推定诱因、精神疾病家族史、既往发作情况、本次发作时长、首次发病年龄、出院日期、转归（痊愈、病情缓解、未改善或死亡）、住院时长、观察记录、躯体疾病、自杀倾向等。本登记册中收治的患者多为自愿入院者，且以10岁以下儿童为主，其中多数罹患各类先天性精神发育障碍。(34/2630-31)，共2卷。注：本描述摘录自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）。