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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7066/2/8
TitleOrder for the Reception of a Mental Patient
Date1932
DescriptionOrder for John Cragg Fryer to be admitted to the Derby County Borough Mental Hospital under the 1890 Lunacy Act. Includes Statement of Particulars and Certificate of Medical practitioner.
Patient's name, sex, age, marital status, profession, religion, and address are noted. Details of mental health problem and reasons for admission follow. Cause of admission stated as due to 'War Service' (? WWI) and a description of the patient's behaviour indicating 'insanity' also given.
Dated 21st March 1932
Extent1 item
LevelSubSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerby Mental Hospital (1912-1938), Derby
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