Case Book entry for patient at Beechworth Asylum, citing the Deeming case as the cause for dementia, c.1907
PROV, VPRS 7396/P1 Case Books of Female Patients (VA 2842) Beechworth, 1878 - 1912
Name:
Marie Stella Hewitt
| Form of Insanity | Dementia |
| By whom brought | Nurses (Y.B.); Police to Y.Bend |
| Previous Residence | - |
| Age and Sex | F. 36 yrs (in 1904) |
| Married, single or widowed | Married |
| If any family, and age of youngest child | - |
| Occupation | Domestic duties |
| Habits of life | - |
| Native place | - |
| Religion | R. Catholic |
| Duration of present attack | |
| If disordered before, [crossed out: and how long] | No |
| Supposed cause | The Deeming Case (she being discoverer of the body + chief witness) |
| If hereditary | |
| Specific signs of insanity | |
| Whether subject to epilepsy | No |
| If suicidal | No |
| If dangerous | No |
| If destructive | No |
| State of bodily health | Fair |
| Name and address of nearest relative or friend | Has personal ...., one an MA. .......... |
| Request to receive signed by | |
| Facts indicating insanity before admission certified to by | |
| Remarks: Quiet, demented case: .... to the cottage
or dormitory O.T. Bendigo 23.09.06 returned 7.2.07 |
|
Mental State on Admission Exaltation |
Bodily State on Admission Height- Weight- Temperature- |
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