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Patients' case books - Home for Incurables (GRS/16800)

Calendar Date Range: 1879 - 1929
Read access Public Access: Partially open

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Access Determination

Whole of series: unrestricted after 100 years, 19-03349. Signed 11/03/2021"

Retention status

Permanent. RDS 2011/27v1: 2.2.1

Description

This series contains two volumes of case books relating to patients admitted to the Home for Incurables.

Information recorded includes name, date admitted, age, diagnosis and notes about the patient's condition and treatment. Each note about an individual patient has a corresponding date which can provide a concise account of their condition. Deaths or discharges are also recorded.

Each entry per patient is typically a half or full page. Several patients' entries continue from the first volume to the second with the volume 2 page number listed in the volume 1 entry.

Indexed inside front covers.

Arranged chronologically.

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