Large pale yellow card stock covered booklet with lists of instruments required for various treatments with accompanying photos of the proper layout; includes photographs of nurses loading wall mounted sterlizers; attached at the back is a four sided orange sheet showing photos and information abou…
Large pale yellow card stock covered booklet with lists of instruments required for various treatments with accompanying photos of the proper layout; includes photographs of nurses loading wall mounted sterlizers; attached at the back is a four sided orange sheet showing photos and information about various sterilizer products from the manufacture Castle; 36 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Originally owned by the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital.
Printed on cover: "STERILE TRAY // INDEX // for HOSPITALS // Published as a Hospital Service // by the // WILMOT CASTLE COMPANY // ROCHESTER, N.Y."; handwritten in top right corner of cover: "Operating Room"; on inside cover: "CONSULT // OUR // PLANNING // DEPARTMENT // WILMOT CASTLE COMPANY"; on next page: "STERILE TRAY // INDEX // for HOSPITALS // COMPLIED BY: FLORENCE DONAHUE, R.N. // EDITED BY: EVELYN ROBERTS, R.N."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Manuals + Booklets Binder B pg. 11 a
Length
27.9 cm
Width
21.5 cm
Depth
0.03 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 27.9 cm X Width 21.5 cm X Depth 0.03 cm
Condition Remarks
like new inside; cover slightly faded especially around edges
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
"Medical Tour Info" Brockville Psychiatric Hospital website
Research Facts
Formally known as the Eastern Hospital for the Insane; the Brockville Psychiatric Hospital opened in 1894; in 1903 the School of Nursing opened with one student who was given a two year course in nursing the mentally ill, this was one of Ontario’s first nursing programs to specialize in psychiatric care; early in the 20th Century, the population expanded to 800 patients with as many as 100 patients at work on the grounds daily, the facility had a bakery, farm, garden, and a variety of shops including a butcher, tailor and carpenter (non of which are operational today); systems of treatment used throughout the years consisted of hydrotherapy, electro - convulsive therapy and vocational therapy; in 2000 the hospital was officially transferred from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to the Royal Ottawa Heath Care Group.