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Records from Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1559–1932 - Volumes
Volumes
7 volumes in Records from Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1559–1932
Admission, Discharge, and Death Registers, 1683-1919
This volume contains patient admission and discharge and death registers compiled by the Bethlem Royal Hospital during the period 1683-1919. Admission registers, 1683-1919 (References: ARA; ARB; ARC): Pre-1840s admission registers are straightforward ledgers including the patient’s name, admission date, discharge date (sometimes accompanied by a reason for discharge), and names of securities—i.e., those paying or liable for the patient’s stay in hospital. After the 1840s, the registers became more “sophisticated and structured”, recording details such as the patient’s marital status, occupation, age, education, and who left them in the charge of the hospital. The later registers encompass details about the patient’s status upon discharge.Discharge and death registers, 1723-1906 (Reference: DDR): The earliest discharge and death registers simply list the patient’s name, sex, and the date they departed the hospital or died. Post-1802, they record further details, such as the patient’s status upon discharge (healthy, incurable, on a leave of absence, etc.). From the 1850s, the registers are standardised to document the date of discharge, date of admission, register number, name, sex, social class, and type of discharge. If the patient died, their cause of death, age, and other relevant observations are recorded. Read more →
Female Patient Casebooks, 1778-1913
This volume contains female patient casebooks compiled by the Bethlem Royal Hospital during the period 1778-1913 and the Warlingham Park Hospital during the period 1903-1912. Female patient casebooks from Bethlem, 1778-1913 (Reference: CB): The earlier Bethlem casebooks include the patient’s name and admission date, as well as a description of their illness and observations on their behaviour. After 1909, the books record additional information, such as the patient’s residence, profession, marital status, number of children, father, spouse, religion, and age. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names. Female patient casebooks from Warlingham, 1903-1912 (Reference: CWA): The Warlingham casebooks include the patient’s name, admission date, nationality, religion, education, previous mental health history, age, marital status, and profession. They also contain doctor’s notes on the patient’s mental and physical health, while some incorporate a photograph of the patient. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names and a copy of the ‘Rules of the Commissioners in Lunacy (26 June 1895)’.Female private patient casebooks from Warlingham, 1909-1912 (Reference: CWB): The Warlingham private patient casebooks include the patient’s name, admission date, nationality, religion, education, previous mental health history, age, marital status, and profession. They also contain doctor’s notes on the patient’s mental and physical health, while some incorporate a photograph of the patient. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names and a copy of the ‘Rules of the Commissioners in Lunacy (26 June 1895)’. Read more →
Male Patient Casebooks, 1793-1913
This volume contains male patient casebooks compiled by the Bethlem Royal Hospital during the period 1793-1913 and the Warlingham Park Hospital during the period 1903-1913. Male patient casebooks from Bethlem, 1793-1913 (Reference: CB): The earlier Bethlem casebooks include the patient’s name and admission date, as well as a description of their illness and observations on their behaviour. After 1909, the books record additional information, such as the patient’s residence, profession, marital status, number of children, father, spouse, religion, and age. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names. Male patient casebooks from Warlingham, 1903-1913 (Reference: CWA): The Warlingham casebooks include the patient’s name, admission date, nationality, religion, education, previous mental health history, age, marital status, and profession. They also contain doctor’s notes on the patient’s mental and physical health, while some incorporate a photograph of the patient. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names and a copy of the ‘Rules of the Commissioners in Lunacy (26 June 1895)’.Male private patient casebooks from Warlingham, 1903-1913 (Reference: CWB): The Warlingham private patient casebooks include the patient’s name, admission date, nationality, religion, education, previous mental health history, age, marital status, and profession. They also contain doctor’s notes on the patient’s mental and physical health, while some incorporate a photograph of the patient. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names and a copy of the ‘Rules of the Commissioners in Lunacy (26 June 1895)’. Read more →
Voluntary and Curable Patient Casebooks, 1816-1913
This volume contains “voluntary and curable” patient casebooks compiled by the Bethlem Royal Hospital during the period 1816-1913. These patients admitted themselves to the hospital under their own free will.Voluntary and curable patient casebooks, 1816-1913 (Reference: CB): The earlier casebooks include the patient’s name and admission date, as well as a description of their illness and observations on their behaviour. After 1909, the books record additional information, such as the patient’s residence, profession, marital status, number of children, father, spouse, religion, and age. Each casebook contains an alphabetical index of patient names. Read more →
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