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Open a PDF List of This Collection LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 1 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates BANSTEAD HOSPITAL Administration: Visitors Committee (later Asylums Committee) resolutions and annual reports VISITORS COMMITEE (LATER ASYLUMS COMMITTEE) H22/BAN/A/01/001 Resolutions of the committee 1877-1890 - Unfit 1 volume 03- Not available for general access ASYLUMS COMMITTEE H22/BAN/A/01/001/A Resolutions of the Committee 1890 Apr-1892 Unfit 1 volume Mar Not available for general access H22/BAN/A/01/002 Resolution of the Committee 1892 Apr-1897 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/A/01/003 Resolutions of the Committee 1892 Apr-1897 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/A/01/004 Resolutions of the Committee 1899 Apr-1903 Unfit 1 volume Mar Not available for general access H22/BAN/A/01/005 Resolutions of the Committee 1901 Apr-1902 Unfit 1 volume Mar Not available for general access H22/BAN/A/01/006 Resolutions of the committee 1902 Apr-1903 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/A/01/007 Resolutions of the Committee 1903 Apr-1905 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/A/01/008 Resolutions of the Committee 1905 Apr-1907 Unfit 1 volume Mar Not available for general access H22/BAN/A/01/009 Resolutions of the Committee 1907 Apr-1911 1 volume Apr H22/BAN/A/01/010 Resolutions of the Committee 1911 May- 1 volume 1916 Mar LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 2 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/01/011 Resolutions of the Committee 1916 Apr-1919 1 volume Jan H22/BAN/A/01/012 Resolutions of the Committee 1919 Feb- 1 volume 1924 Apr H22/BAN/A/01/013 Resolutions of the Committee 1924 Apr-1930 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/A/01/014 Resolutions of the Committee 1930 Apr-1934 1 volume Nov H22/BAN/A/01/015 Resolutions of the Committee 1932 Apr-1933 1 volume Dec H22/BAN/A/01/016 Resolutions of the Committee 1934 Dec- 1 volume 1940 Oct H22/BAN/A/01/017 Resolutions of the Committee 1940 Oct-1948 1 volume Jul H22/BAN/A/01/018 Resolutions of the Committee 1937 Jan-1938 1 volume Aug H22/BAN/A/01/019 Resolutions of the Committee 1918 Dec- 1 volume 1949 Feb H22/BAN/A/01/020 Annual Reports 1893-1895 Unfit 1 volume Not available for general access Administration: Mental Hospital committee BANSTEAD SUB COMMITTEE H22/BAN/A/02/001 Agendas and Resolutions of the Committee 1901 Oct-1909 1 volume Aug H22/BAN/A/02/002 Agendas and Resolutions of the Committee 1910 Jul-1918 Unfit from the Medical Superintendants Office Mar Not available for general access 1 volume H22/BAN/A/02/003 Agendas and Resolutions of the Committee 1918 Mar- from the Medical Superintendants office 1920 Nov 1 volume LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 3 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/02/004 Agendas and Resolutions of the Committee 1920 Nov- Unfit from the Medical Superintendants Office 1924 Dec Not available for general access 1 volume H22/BAN/A/02/005 Reports by the Clerk and Steward 1937-1948 1 volume H22/BAN/A/02/006 Attendances 1894-1911 1 volume Administration: Management files BANSTEAD HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE H22/BAN/A/03/001 Agenda and Minutes 1948-1950 1 volume Administration: Hospital visitor files REPORT BOOKS H22/BAN/A/04/001 Guardians of the Poor 1878-1916 1 volume H22/BAN/A/04/002 Justices' Reports 1877-1914 1 volume H22/BAN/A/04/003 Commissionees of Lunacy Reports 1877-1901 1 volume H22/BAN/A/04/004 Gate Book 1964-1970 1 volume Administration: Medical Superintendents MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENTS H22/BAN/A/05/001 Report Book 1902 Jan-1903 1 volume Dec H22/BAN/A/05/002 Report Book 1911 Apr-1912 1 volume Aug H22/BAN/A/05/003 Report Book 1912 Sep- 1 volume 1914 Jan LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 4 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/05/004 Report Book 1914 Feb- 1 volume 1915 Jan H22/BAN/A/05/005 Report Book 1915 Jul-1918 1 volume Jul H22/BAN/A/05/006 Report Book 1918 Jul-1921 1 volume Apr H22/BAN/A/05/007 Report Book 1921 May- 1 volume 1923 Feb H22/BAN/A/05/008 Report Book 1923 Mar- Not available for general access 1 volume 1924 Nov H22/BAN/A/05/009 Report Book 1924 Nov- Not available for general access 1 volume 1925 Oct H22/BAN/A/05/010 Report Book 1925 Nov- Not available for general access 1 volume 1928 Jan H22/BAN/A/05/011 Notices and Memorandums Issued During The 1939-1942 Second World War 1 volume Administration: Patient administration and statistics NUMERICAL RECORD OF PATIENTS (THIS SERIES DOES NOT CONTAIN NAMES OR OTHER DETAIL H22/BAN/A/06/001 Daily totals of admissions and 1877 Mar discharges,males and females 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/002 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1887 Apr-1899 males and females Mar 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/003 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1899 Apr-1907 males and females Mar 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/004 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1907 Apr-1916 males and females Sep 1 volume LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 5 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/06/005 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1916 Oct-1926 males and females Jul 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/006 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1926 Aug- males and females 1935 Dec 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/007 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1936 Jan-1940 males and females Dec 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/008 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1941 Jan-1944 males and females Dec 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/009 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, males and females 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/010 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1950 Jan-1961 Unfit males and females Dec Not available for general access 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/011 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1956 Jan-1959 males and females Apr 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/012 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1959 Jun-1961 males and females Dec 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/013 Daily totals of admissions and discharges, 1970 Jan-1974 males and females Jan 1 volume H22/BAN/A/06/014 Administrative procedures to be followed for admitting and discharging patients,holding inquests;dealing with escapes and criminal lunatics 1 volume Administration: Building work files TENDERS AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDING WORKS LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 6 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/07/001 Tenders for the supply of coal gas to the 1876 asylum 3 volumes H22/BAN/A/07/002 Contracts for the erection of asylum buildings, 1880-1883 later additions and heating 1 volume H22/BAN/A/07/003 Contract for erection of the asylum 1873 1 volume Administration: Emergency hospital organisation EMERGENCY HOSPITAL ORGANISATION H22/BAN/A/08/001 Memorandums from the London County 1939-1940 Council Chief Officer of the Mental Hospitals Department 1 file Administration: Correspondence H22/BAN/A/09/001 Letter Book (indexed) 1877 1 volume H22/BAN/A/09/002 Letter Book 1877-1878 1 volume H22/BAN/A/09/003 Letter Book 1879 1 volume H22/BAN/A/09/004 Letter Book 1880-1881 1 volume H22/BAN/A/09/005 Letter Book 1881-1882 1 volume H22/BAN/A/09/006 Letter Book 1888 1 volume Administration: House committee H22/BAN/A/10/001 House Committee Minutes 1880 1 volume Administration: Farm and Garden Committee LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 7 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/A/11/001 Farm and Garden Committee Minutes 1880-1889 1 volume Administration: Institute of Hospital Administrators H22/BAN/A/12/001 Minutes and papers of Annual General 1949-1952 meetings 1 volume Administration: Instructions and Statutory Instruments H22/BAN/A/13/001 Whitney Council Instructions and Ministry of 1964-1972 Health Statutory Instruments 1 volume H22/BAN/A/13/002 Whitney Council Instructions for health services 1964-1972 1 volume Patient Records: Admissions ADMISSIONS REGISTER H22/BAN/B/01/001 Males and Females 1877 Mar- 1 volume 1877 Sep H22/BAN/B/01/002 Males and Females 1877 Sep- 1 volume 1879 Oct H22/BAN/B/01/003 Males and Females 1879 Oct-1882 1 volume May H22/BAN/B/01/004 Males and Females 1882 May- 1 volume 1884 Nov H22/BAN/B/01/005 Males and Females 1884 Nov- 1 volume 1887 Mar H22/BAN/B/01/006 Males and Females 1887 Mar- 1 volume 1889 Jul H22/BAN/B/01/007 Males and Females 1889 Jul-1891 1 volume Jan H22/BAN/B/01/008 Males and Females 1877 Mar- 1 volume 1904 Jul LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 8 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/B/01/009 Males and Females 1877 Mar- 1 volume 1883 Mar H22/BAN/B/01/010 Males and Females 1883 Mar- 1 volume 1889 Oct H22/BAN/B/01/011 Males and Females 1889 Oct-1891 1 volume Jan H22/BAN/B/01/012 Males and Females 1891 Jan-1892 1 volume Mar H22/BAN/B/01/013 Males and Females 1892 Mar- 1 volume 1893 Oct H22/BAN/B/01/014 Males and Females 1893 Oct-1895 1 volume May H22/BAN/B/01/015 Males and Females 1895 May- 1 volume 1896 Jun H22/BAN/B/01/016 Males and Females 1896 Jun-1897 1 volume Jun H22/BAN/B/01/017 Males and Females 1897 Jun-1898 1 volume Dec H22/BAN/B/01/018 Males and Females 1899 Jan-1900 1 volume Jun H22/BAN/B/01/019 Males and Females 1900 Jun-1901 1 volume Oct H22/BAN/B/01/020 Males and Females 1901 Nov- 1 volume 1903 Mar H22/BAN/B/01/021 Males and Females 1903 mar- 1 volume 1904 Aug H22/BAN/B/01/022 Males and Females 1904 Aug- 1 volume 1905 Dec LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Page 9 BANSTEAD AND HORTON HOSPITALS H22 Reference Description Dates H22/BAN/B/01/023 Males and Females 1905 Dec- 1 volume 1906 Dec CIVIL REGISTER OF ADMISSIONS (PATIENTS NAME,ADDRESS AND RELIGION) H22/BAN/B/01/024 Males and Females 1907 Jan-1908 1 volume Feb H22/BAN/B/01/025 Males and Females 1908 Feb- 1 volume 1909 May H22/BAN/B/01/026 Males and Females 1909 May- 1 volume
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