Summary
Mortuary table used at Sunbury Mental Hospital, a mental health hospital in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. Post mortem examinations were carried out on some deceased patients.
Physical Description
Mortuary table is long and has slightly sloping slate top with narrow gutter around edge. Drainage outlet hole (waste pipe missing). Two horizontal supports across, beneath the table supporting each side of legs.
Significance
Example of medical equipment used in Victorian mental health hospitals
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Sunbury, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - mortuary, Tools & equipment
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
92 cm (Length), 87 cm (Width), 219 cm (Height)
Table slopes down to 78.00cm.
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Exhibition Collection Management
2000 mm (Length), 900 mm (Width), 780 mm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit. Oral history, Dr E. C. Dax, 11 May 1992
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Keywords
Death & Mourning, Medical Research, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
