Autopsy reports, 1895-1967 (bulk 1906-1964)

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Autopsy reports, 1895-1967 (bulk 1906-1964)

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This series consists of autopsy reports from Willard State Hospital. The earliest reports (1895-1902) are in bound volumes, handwritten on printed form pages. Information includes case name; case book number; autopsy number; date of death; place of death (ward or building); name of physician in charge of case; place of autopsy; date; physician conducting autopsy; others present; age at death; form of insanity; duration; cause of death; external appearance; weights of various organs; and anatomical details and remarks. Some include diagrams and measurements of the skull.

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New York State Archives

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New York State Office of Mental Health

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Previously known as the Buffalo State Hospital, the facility became Buffalo Psychiatric Center according to Chapter 558 of the Laws of 1974. From the description of Buffalo Psychiatric Center patient case files, 1920-1975. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 82286416 The original cemetery was started at Willard Asylum for the Insane (as the facility was then called) in 1870. Included in the original cemetery grounds was a Civil War cemetery for patien...

Willard Asylum for the Insane (N.Y.)

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Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

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New York (State). Dept. of Mental Health.

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