Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, later Pen-y-Fal Hospital, records
GB0218.D5081

Summary Information

Repository
Gwent Archives
Creator
Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum Abergavenny.
Title
Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny (Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum), later Pen-y-Fal Hospital, records
ID
GB0218.D5081
Date
1895-1999
Extent
0.237 Cubic Metres
Language
English

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Biographical/Historical note

The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, was opened in 1851 and initially served the counties of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. From 1897 it became the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum, then Monmouthshire Mental Hospital between 1916 and 1923. The hospital was renamed Pen-Y-Val, until 1950 when it became known as the Pen-y-Fal Hospital. The hospital closed in 1996.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection comprises of admission and discharge registers 1887-1997; patient indexes 1887-1973; Superintendent's journals 1896-1974; mortuary records 1970-1996; copy notice to Coroners 1946-1961;Post Mortem notes 1950-1973 and patient statistics 1951-1997.

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Arrangement note

A summary list was previously in public use for this collection which did not have full item level references or descriptions. If assigned, earlier item references have been retained and incorporarted into this arrangement.This mainly applies to the general registers (D5081/1) and the patient indexes (D5081/2). Records without item level descriptions/references may have been arranged differently to the summary list for cataloguing purposes.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

 Gwent Archives

Conditions Governing Access note

Please refer to our policy document on closure periods, available at www.gwentarchives.gov.uk

Conditions Governing Use note

Usual copyright conditions apply.

Accruals note

No further accruals are expected.

Appraisal note

All records have been retained.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials note

Related records can be found in the following collections:

D3202 Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

D6283 Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

D757 Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

D910 Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

D912 Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

D3253 Chapel of the Joint Counties' Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny

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Other Finding Aids note

Copies of finding aids are available at Gwent Archives.

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Collection Inventory

 D5081/1/1-34 Admission and Discharge Registers 1887-1997   34.0 volumes

 D5081/1/1 General Register (male and female) Jun 1887-Aug 1950   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/2 General Register (male and female) Aug 1950-Apr 1953   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/3 General Register (male and female) Apr 1953-May 1955   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/4 General Register (male and female) Jun 1955-Jan 1957   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/5 General Register (male and female) Jan 1957-Apr 1958   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/6 General Register (male and female) Apr 1958-Jul 1959   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/7 General Register (male and female) Jul 1959-Apr 1960   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/8 General Register (male and female) Apr 1960-Jan 1961   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/9 General Register (male and female) Jan 1961-Feb 1962   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/10 General Register (male and female) Feb 1962-Apr 1963   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/11 General Register (male and female) Apr 1963-May 1964   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/12 General Register (male and female) May 1964-Aug 1965   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/13 General Register (male and female) Aug 1965- Feb 1967    1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/14 General Register (male and female) Feb 1967-Jul 1968   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/15 General Register (male and female) Jul 1968-Feb 1970   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/16 General Register (male and female) Feb 1970-Jul 1971   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/17 General Register (male and female) Jul 1971-Jan 1973   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/18 General Register (male and female) Jan 1973-Nov 1974   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/19 General Register (male and female) Nov 1974-Jul 1976    1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/20 General Register (male and female) Jul 1976-Apr 1978   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/21 General Register (male and female) Apr 1978-Jan 1980   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/22 General Register (male and female) Jan 1980-Jul 1981   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/23 General Register (male and female) Jul 1981-Feb 1983   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/24 General Register (male and female) Feb 1983-Jul 1984   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/25 General Register (male and female) Jul 1984-Oct 1985    1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/26 General Register (male and female) Oct 1985-Oct 1986   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/27 General Register (male and female) Oct 1986-Nov 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/28 General Register (male and female) Nov 1987-Dec 1988   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/29 General Register (male and female) Dec 1988-Jan 1990   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/30 General Register (male and female) Jan 1990-Aug 1991   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/31 General Register (male and female) Aug 1991-Jun 1993   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/32 General Register (male and female) Jun 1993-Jun 1995   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/33 General Register (male and female) Jun 1995-Sep 1997   1.0 vol.

 D5081/1/34 General Register (male and female) Sep 1997-Dec 1997   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/2/1-13 Patient Indexes 1887-1973   15.0 volumes

 D5081/2/1a Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1890-1920   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/2a Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1900-1950   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/3 Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1925-1945   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/1 Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1950-1964   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/4 Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1955-1962   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/2 Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1959-1973   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/5 Female Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1962-1967    1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/6 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1897-1944   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/7 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1890-1920    1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/8 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1895-1931   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/9 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1917-1957   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/10 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1936-1964   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/11 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1957-1963   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/12 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1960-1970   1.0 vol.

 D5081/2/13 Male Index incl. admissions and discharges c.1964-1973   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/3/1-4 Other Registers 1938-1979   4.0 volumes

 D5081/3/1 Register of Cases of Dysentery (Colitis) and Diarrhea Feb 1938-May 1959   1.0 vol.

 D5081/3/2 Register of Patients' Private Monies Mar 1962-Mar 1963   1.0 vol.

 D5081/3/3 Geriatric Register Mar 1963-May 1982   1.0 vol.

 D5081/3/4 Death Register Dec 1971-Feb 1979   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/4/1-4 Superintendent's Journals 1896-1974   4.0 volumes

 D5081/4/1 Superintendent's Journal May 1896-Sep 1917    1.0 vol.

 D5081/4/2 Superintendent's Journal Sep 1917-May 1940   1.0 vol.

 D5081/4/3 Superintendent's Journal Jne 1940-May 1959   1.0 vol.

 D5081/4/4 Superintendent's Journal Jun 1959-Mar 1974   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/5 Medical Reports c.1949   1.0 vol.

 D5081/5/1 Male Out-Patients c.1949   1.0 item

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 D5081/6/1-3 Mortuary Records 1950-1996    6.0 volumes

 D5081/6/1/1-3 Female Mortuary Books 1970-1996   3.0 volumes

 D5081/6/1/1 Mortuary Book Jan 1970-Jun 1975   1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/1/2 Mortuary Book Sep 1975-Apr 1981   1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/1/3 Mortuary Book Aug 1991-Aug 1996   1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/2/1-2 Male Mortuary Books 1975-1996   2.0 volumes

 D5081/6/2/1 Mortuary Book Oct 1975-Oct 1985   1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/2/2 Mortuary Book Jul 1992- Apr 1996    1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/3 Post Mortems 1950-1973   1.0 vol.

 D5081/6/3/1  Post Mortem Notes Aug 1950-May 1973   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/7/1-4 Copy Notice to Coroners 1954-1961   4.0 volumes

 D5081/7/1 Copy Notice to Coroner Book Sep 1946-Dec 1950   1.0 vol.

 D5081/7/2 Copy Notice to Coroner Book Jan 1951-Dec 1954   1.0 vol.

 D5081/7/3 Copy Notice to Coroner Book Dec 1954-Apr 1958   1.0 vol.

 D5081/7/4 Copy Notice to Coroner Book Apr 1958-Dec 1961   1.0 vol.

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 D5081/8 Notebooks c.1940   1.0 vol.

 D5081/8/1 Notebook containing the rules and regulations of the Mental Treatment Act 1930 (handwritten) c.1940    1.0 vol.

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 D5081/9/1-3 Patient Statistics 1951-1999   38.0 volumes

 D5081/9/1/1-4 Daily Patient Numbers 1951-1991   4.0 volumes

 D5081/9/1/1 Daily Numbers of Patients Register incl. Maindiff Court hospital Jan 1951-Dec 1969   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/1/2 Daily Number of Patients Register incl. Maindiff Court hospital Jan 1970-Apr 1985   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/1/3 Daily Bed Numbers incl. Maindiff Court hospital 1982-1988    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/1/4 Daily Number of Patients Register Apr 1985-Sep 1991    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/1-19 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Reports 1983-1990   19.0 volumes

 D5081/9/2/1 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report May 1983-Nov 1983   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/2 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Nov 1983-June 1984   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/3 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Jun 1984-Dec 1984    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/4 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Dec 1984-Jul 1985    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/5 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Jul 1985-Feb 1986   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/6 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Feb 1986-Aug 1986   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/7 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Aug 1986-Mar 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/8 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report March 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/9 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Mar-Apr 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/10 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Apr 1987-May 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/11 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report May 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/12 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report May-Jun 1987   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/13 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Jun 1987-Jan 1988   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/14 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Jan-Jul 1988    1.0 vol.

General note

Includes loose, completed, register sheets covering the period from the end of August to the start of September 1988 (approximately two weeks).

 D5081/9/2/15 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Jul 1988-Feb 1989   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/16 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Feb-Aug 1989   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/17 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Aug 1989-March 1990   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/18 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Mar-Apr 1990   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/2/19 Divisional Nursing Officer's Daily Report Apr 1990   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/1-16 In-Patient Statistics 1990-1999   15.0 volumes

 D5081/9/3/1 In-Patient Statistics Register Jun 1990-Jan 1991   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/2 In-Patient Statistics Register Jan-Aug 1991   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/3 In-Patient Statistics Register Aug 1991-Mar 1992   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/4 In-Patient Statistics Register Mar 1992-Oct 1992   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/5 In-Patient Statistics Register Oct 1992-Apr 1993   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/6 In-Patient Statistics Register May 1993-Nov 1993   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/7 In-Patient Statistics Register Nov 1993-May 1994   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/8 In-Patient Statistics Register May-Dec 1994   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/9 In-Patient Statistics Register Dec 1994-Jun 1995    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/10 In-Patient Statistics Register Jun-Dec 1995   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/11 In-Patient Statistics Register Jan-Jul 1996    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/12 In-Patient Statistics Register Jul 1996-Jan 1997    1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/13 In-Patient Statistics Register Jan 1997-Aug 1997   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/14 In-Patient Statistics Register Aug 1997-Feb 1998   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/15 In-Patient Statistics Register Feb-Sep 1998   1.0 vol.

 D5081/9/3/16 In-Patient Statistics Register Sep 1998-Feb 1999   1.0 vol.

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