Summary
Six page booklet for medical practitioners assisting them in admission or referral of patients to psychiatric hospitals, 1959. Used at Mayday Hills, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1959. Made: C.H.RIXON, Government Printer, Melbourne.
Physical Description
Six page booklet to assist medical practitioners in the referral of patients who require assessment or treatment. The booklet's cover is cream with black print.
Significance
Example of medical guidelines used at 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 Mayday Hills Hospital, 28 Sep 1992
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Publisher
C.H. Rixon, Government Printer, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1959
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1959
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Inscriptions
Printed text: MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY/300 QUEEN STREET, MELBOURNE/ NOTES/for the/Guidance of Medical Practitioners/in the /Admission or Referral of Patients to/Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental Hospitals/Training Centres or Out-Patient Clinics/under the Mental Health Act 1959/Distribution to/REGISTERED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ONLY.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - nursing, Rules & regulations
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
13.8 cm (Length), 21 cm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
4 mm (Length), 137 mm (Width), 209 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Medical Institutions, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
