Admission registers, 1855-[193-].

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Admission registers, 1855-[193-].

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Currently under the supervision of the Dept. of Mental Health, Taunton State Hospital and its predecessors have been responsible for providing residential care and treatment to mentally ill persons in southeastern Massachusetts since 1854. Admission registers were created to record information about patients at commitment, and to serve as a source of information for annual admissions statistics.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. State Lunatic Hospital (Taunton, Mass.)

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Taunton Lunatic Hospital (Mass.)

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Taunton State Hospital (Mass.)

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The State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton was established in 1853 and opened in 1854. It was successively renamed Taunton Lunatic Hospital in 1862, Taunton Insane Hospital in 1898, and Taunton State Hospital in 1909. From the description of Admission registers, 1855-[193-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84447513 ...

Taunton Insane Hospital (Mass.)

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