Name/Title
Male & Female Patient Log Book for Discharges from July 1958-June1964Entry/Object ID
2012.2.515Scope and Content
Male & Female Patient Log Book for Discharges from July 1958-June1964
Discharge information:
Date, new admission number, re-admission number, name of patient, county, co., private, ward physician, sex, race, religion, age at admission, date of admission, age at discharge, total time in hospital (years, months, days), condition, reason for discharge, mental diagnosis, discharge number for month & year.
Starting in January 1960 "letters" was added behind diagnosis.
Starting April 1961 under "condition" patient was given a number & then in December 1961 the number corresponded to a code:
6a=14 (leave with no further care)
6b=15 (leave against medical advice)
6c=16 (leave for treatment in another facility).
In June of 1962 "condition" was changed to type of discharge or sometimes type of separation & "reason for discharge" was changed to status change or sometimes leave type (TV, FC,OA,UA).
"Leave status" was added after total time in hospital in October 1961.
Starting in March 1962 under "mental diagnosis" code numbers were used at times along with the diagnosis or in place of the diagnosis.
In May 1963 "chart filed" was added behind leave & then in June 1963 "discharge, not received" was also added.Collection
Psychiatric Hospital CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2, Admissions, Discharges, Deaths, Patient Records
