NRS-21499 | Patient index cards - Children's cards [Newcastle Admission Centre]

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This series relates to patients who were minors at the time of admission at Newcastle Reception House, later known as Newcastle Admission Centre. Minors were routinely transferred to Peat Island or Stockton Hospital.

The amount of information recorded on the cards varies depending on period and card type. Early cards, up until the 1920s, routinely record name, register number, date admitted, religion and details of friends, and sometimes bore additional annotations (e.g. age, social condition, discharge, transfer). From the late 1920s, the cards provide additional fields to record: date of birth, social condition (married, single etc.), number of children, occupation, nationality, address, mode of admission (voluntary or certified), date of discharge or death, special information for reports (e.g. details of leave), and date of discharge or death. From 1965, cards were printed by a mimeographic (Roneo) process and, in addition to the above, record: pension status, previous outpatient psychiatric treatment, number of previous admissions, referred by, source of referral, ward, medical officer, type of admission (first or previous), classification of patient (including re-classifications), and disposal (e.g. hospital transferred to).

The cards are arranged alphabetically by name in separate male and female sequences.