Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1933-1957 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
5 over-sized volumes
Context area
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Name of creator
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Volumes recording combined data from admissions and discharges to and from the County Home. Details recorded include:
PARTICULARS OF PERSONS IN AND ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Register Number (consecutive for year)
Reference register No. of last year
Date when admitted to or born in the Hospital
Name of Person
Residence previous to admission
Age, Sex, Religious Denomination
If adult whether single, married or widow. if child, whether orphan, legitimate or illegitimate
Disease of sickness
General classification: Adults (male/Female), Children under 16
Classification of Cases: Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Mental, Chronic, Infectious, Tuberculosis, Other Persons (only maternity ticked in county home register)
Infectious Disease classification (left blank for county home register)
if born in the hospital, name of mother
Name and address of nearest relative,
Relationship,
Observations
Period in institution: Date of discharge or death, no of days for month, number of days for the year.
PARTICULARS OF PERSONS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL
Date of discharge or death
Register Number name of Persons Discharged
Adults (men/women), Children under 16
Classification of cases: Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Mental, Chronic, Infectious, Tuberculosis, Other Persons (Only maternity ticked)
Infectious disease classification (left blank for county home register)
Insert 'Died' in case of death in hospital (used to record transfer to hospital, death, other institution, boarded out).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Notes area
Note
While the template for these registers is designed for hospitals, it is used for the county home combined register and statistical record, with the medical columns such as infectious disease classification left blank. The column for 'Disease or Sickness' is used to record the reason for admission such as 'Destitute'. 'Mat.' (maternity), T.B., 'Waiting Case' (late pregnancy), 'Born'., etc.
Note
Alphabetical index of surnames precedes each register.