Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Hospital Administration
Mental Health
Classification
Hospital Administration
Mental Health
Mental Health, Hospital
Accession Number
000003009
Description
Patient information board, which consists of a flat, square-shaped wooden board with a front that has painted lines to divide it into four vertical columns that have varying numbers of flat metal nameplate slots (29 in column 1, 32 in col. 2, 20 in col. 3, and 20 in col. 4) nailed on; there are als…
Patient information board, which consists of a flat, square-shaped wooden board with a front that has painted lines to divide it into four vertical columns that have varying numbers of flat metal nameplate slots (29 in column 1, 32 in col. 2, 20 in col. 3, and 20 in col. 4) nailed on; there are also four plastic tags attached to column 3 and 16 attached to column 4; the back of the board is flat and has writing in pencil at the top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital
Material
wood: light brown
metal: yellow
paint: white
plastic: blue; black; red
Inscriptions
The first column reads, "GROUP 1 // GROUP 2"; the second column reads, "TOWN PRIVILEGES"; the third column reads, "LOA // AWOL"; four plastic tags in col. 3 read, "TOTAL COUNT"; "FEMALE"; "MALE"; and "SPECIAL PRIV."; 16 plastic tags in col. 4 read, "8", "9", "4", "5", "7", "12", "17", "13", "15", "18", "18", "22", "21", "20", "16", and "14"; the back of the board has, "WARD 14" written on it in pencil; patient names were removed for privacy reasons.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C3-12
Dimension Notes
Length 47.2 cm x Width 43.9 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
Condition Remarks
The wood shows some wear, as well as water staining at the top left corner; some corrosion of the nails is also visible where water damage has occurred; the wood shows no cracking; the metal name plates show no corrosion.