Printed programme of opening ceremony
Comprises registers relating to the oversight and inspection of midwives following the Midwives Act, 1902
Register of inspections of practising midwives following the Midwives Act of 1902. Details recorded include name and address of midwife, date of inspection and remarks on inspection.
Includes sections on births where doctors have been called in, sources of infection, stillbirths, artificial feeding, and deaths. Details recorded include name of patient, and details of incident.
Includes sections on births where doctors have been called in, sources of infection, stillbirths, artificial feeding, and deaths. Details recorded include name of patient, and details of incident.
Register of cases where the midwife has had to call in medical assistance to a birth. Details recorded include name of patient and reason for calling in the doctor.
Case register of an individual midwifery nurse (M. Tute, RN). Includes details of patients and labour.
Registers of neo-natal and maternal deaths; and a register of postpartum infections.
Includes records of maternal deaths, neo-natal deaths and stillbirths.
Includes records of maternal deaths, deaths in nursing homes, neo-natal deaths and stillbirths.
Details recorded include surname and address of patient; obstetric history of mother; nature of confinement; condition of foetus; and age, work, and health of mother.
Details recorded include surname and address of patient; obstetric history of mother; nature of confinement; progress of infant; and age, work, and health of mother.
Includes premature births at York Maternity Hospital, domiciliary premature births, and premature births in nursing homes. Also includes register of all stillbirths.
Information recorded includes patient details, remarks on ante-natal care, labour, and progress of puerperium
Records relating to oversight of child and infant welfare
Inspection of premises at No 24 St Saviourgate, by the Health Department (2 copies). Includes recommended repairs.
Correspondence to and from the York Health Department regarding the open-air school at Fulford for mentally deficient and physically disabled children
Comprises records relating to the accommodation and care of mental health patients and adults and children with learning disabilities ('mental deficiency').
Comprises records relating primarily to the accommodation and care of patients with mental health issues. Also includes a small number of records concerning York City Asylum.
Comprises returns of pauper lunatics. The returns include personal details of patients.
Each return includes name, age, gender, whether a lunatic or an idiot, whether dangerous, length of disorder, where confined and at what expense. Includes a synopsis of all returns.
Each return includes name, age, gender, whether a lunatic or an idiot, whether dangerous, length of disorder, where confined and at what expense. Includes a synopsis of all returns.
Annual returns of all lunatics by the Clerk of the York Board of Guardians. Lists name, age, gender and residence (for example, name of asylum or other residence) of all lunatics chargeable to the York Poor Law Union.
Lists name of lunatic, name of poor law union paying the charges, and date of admission. Includes pauper lunatics as well as private and criminal patients. From 1918 returns include a list of 'Service lunatics' from WW1 [note that there are gaps in the series]
Lists name, age and gender of all lunatics (chargeable to the York Poor Law Union) residing in workhouses in York, North Riding and East Riding. Also includes a list of out-relief lunatics residing in private accommodation.
Town Clerk's correspondence concerning the accommodation and maintenance of pauper lunatics.
Comprises correspondence and related papers regarding the accommodation and maintenance of pauper lunatics.
19th century copy of decision extracted from York Courant of 1773.
Informing of resolutions passed at the meeting of the Board of Guardians as regards future provision for lodging lunatics at Gate Helmsley
Includes copy of advert in Knights Official Advertiser regarding vacancies for pauper lunatics.
Terms on which Gate Helmsley is willing to renew contract for the care of the City Pauper Lunatics.
Regarding vacant accommodation in North and East Ridings Asylum
Regarding North and East Ridings Asylum.
Regarding five-year contract
Endorsing proposals of North and East Ridings Asylum
Terms set by North and East Ridings Lunatic Asylum for receiving York City Pauper Lunatics
Regarding date of committee meeting
Regarding five-year contract with North and East Ridings Asylum
Requesting £4.18.8 from North and East Riding Asylum to reimburse for lodging, maintenance and clothing.
Regarding remuneration due to Gate Helmsley
Includes fair copy and rough draft
Sanctioning the contract with North and East Ridings Asylum as from 25 Mar 1858
Regarding contract with North and East Ridings Asylum
Resolution to consider the contract nearer to the time. Also includes letter from Town Clerk.
Regarding inmates at Gate Helmsley Retreat
Regarding the next meeting of the House Committee
Regarding inability to receive further pauper patients
Expressing willingness to take in urgent cases
Requesting information on pauper accommodation given that Gate Helmsley Retreat is full
Notice by Council to terminate contract with Gate Helmsley Retreat
Copy of resolution concerning weekly charges, with forwarding letter
Regarding current weekly charges
Regarding proposal to contract for three years to take 50 patients.
Institution unspecified
Regarding reception of pauper patients from York. Includes forwarding letter. Includes two copies of resolutions.
Stating they are unable to reply at present
Regarding the committee meeting
Regarding contract with North and East Ridings Asylum
Regarding charges
Regarding terms of agreement
Includes fair copy and rough draft
Concerning Visitors agreement passed by the City Council
Regarding documents for the Home Office. Includes a copy of the reply from the Commissioners in Lunacy.
Regarding number of pauper lunatics chargeable to the city
Notice to remove city pauper lunatics from the asylum and copy of original agreement
Requesting that the city's pauper lunatics be housed in that establishment
Regarding contract with North and East Ridings Asylum
Regarding forthcoming meeting
Printed report to consider reception of pauper lunatics.
Requesting a meeting with the Town Clerk
Regarding date of a meeting
Rough draft of report
Regarding reception of city pauper lunatics into the York Lunatic Asylum
Regarding agreement to accept pauper lunatics. Also includes forwarding letter from the Town Clerk to the Commissioners in Lunacy.
Acknowledging receipt of resolutions
Includes Lord Mayor's rough minutes of the meeting
Forwarding the following letter: copy of letter from the Commissioners in Lunacy approving draft agreement with the York Lunatic Asylum.
Regarding contract with North and East Ridings Asylum
Regarding accommodation of paupers
Regarding housing of the city's paupers
Regarding agreement with the York Lunatic Asylum to house pauper lunatics
Forwarding copy of a resolution passed by the Board of Guardians with regards to the reception of pauper lunatics
Printed list of parishes
Requesting a meeting
Regarding housing of pauper lunatics
Regarding charge for pauper lunatics
Regarding pauper lunatics
Regarding the common fund for pauper lunatics
Short notes regarding attendance at meetings
Returns to York Union of maintenance rates charged by other asylums to other . Includes correspondence.
Comprises correspondence from various asylums in reply to request from the Town Clerk of York
Concerning Beale's compassionate allowance from the War Office