Admission Details for Patient: Elizabeth Williams (2498)
Gender: Female Age: 12
Marital Status: Single Religion: None
Occupation: None
Address: Llanllechid (admitted from workhouse, Carnarvonshire
Date of Admission: September 24, 1875
Date of Discharge: April 20, 1877
Discharge Category: Unimproved
Disease: Idiocy
Supposed Cause: Congenital
Medical Certificate:
She is to all appearance perfectly unable to take care of herself and appears quite idiotic in her manner. She is apparently harmless. From the Matron of the Union House: She is most uncleanly in her habits and has been so since her residence in the workhouse. Her mind has been affected since infancy but has got much worse of late. Hugh Robert G Hughes, Bangor.
Approximate duration of present attack: From Birth
Number of Previous Attacks: 0
Number of Previous Admissions: 0
Number of Subsequent Admissions: 1
Total Number of Admissions: 2
Relatives affected:
Epileptic: No
Suicidal: No
Dangerous: No
Clean Habit:
Food Refusal:
Sleep Habit:
Destructive Habit:
Disposition:
Education:
Physical/Mental State at Examination: Free from bruises. Good health, sanguinous temperament. Well nourished. A complete idiot - incapable of saying anything intelligible. She is quite harmless and has been hitherto confined in the Bangor Union Workhouse. She is very restless continually jumping about and shouting.
Current Diagnosis: Learning Disability
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