Case records, 1854-1907.

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Case records, 1854-1907.

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Each case record includes case/admission number; admission date; patient's name, age, county of residence, marital status, birthplace, and physical description; insanity duration and cause; family background and medical history; prior institutionalization record; support (e.g., private; county); and dated notes on treatment, discharge, or death. Patient's occupation and religion occasionally are given.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Hospital for the Insane

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Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane

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The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was established (1847) and its first patient admitted at Jacksonville on November 3, 1851. As additional hospitals were established, the state was divided into districts with the Jacksonville facility, renamed the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane assuming responsibility for central Illinois patients. When administrative control of all state charitable institutions transferred to the Board of Administration (1909), the hospital name changed to Ja...