Liverpool “lunatic asylum”: A forgotten chapter in the history of Australian health care

Raeburn, Toby; Liston, Carol; Hickmott, Jarrad; Cleary, Michelle

doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2017.08.003

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“…Not only did Hill promote a moral treatment approach, but he also ensured that Liverpool lunatic asylum was staffed better than Australia’s first lunatic asylum at Castle Hill had been. He oversaw improved treatment of staff, as Liverpool became the first lunatic asylum in Australia to record payment of wages to a female nurse (Raeburn et al, 2017b). Better treatment of staff led to improved retention, exemplified by the asylum’s superintendent Thomas Plunkett, who remained at Liverpool throughout its 13 years of operation.…”

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“…In the meantime, the Governor decided to shut down Castle Hill and open a new temporary asylum in Liverpool in September 1826 (Darling, 1827). An agreement was struck with Samuel Marsden's colleague, the Reverend Robert Cartwright, that the government would rent the parsonage of St Luke's church in Liverpool as the premises for the new asylum (Raeburn et al, 2017b). The new asylum fell under the remit of a young Scottish naval surgeon, Dr Patrick Hill.…”

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“…(Statham, 1852) Patrick Hill began his career as a surgeon in the British navy before settling in the town of Liverpool, south-west Sydney in 1821. He worked there for two decades as chief medical officer for Australia's second lunatic asylum, which operated within the parsonage of St Luke's church, Liverpool from 1826 to1839 (Raeburn et al, 2017b). Later, Hill provided medical oversight as mental healthcare transitioned into Australia's first purpose-built lunatic asylum at Tarban Creek.…”

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Despite making a substantial contribution to the development of mental health services in colonial Australia, until now the story of Dr Patrick Hill's (1794-1852) life has been overlooked by historians. This paper reviews primary sources including clinical notes, patient lists, letters, government documents and newspaper articles which reveal that Dr Hill was a dedicated physician who played a vital role in the development of Australian mental healthcare. He was held in such esteem that by the time of his sudden death in 1852 he had been elevated to the most senior medical office in New South Wales. Dr Hill's career serves to exemplify how the local practice of individual colonial doctors helped build the reputation of medicine in the modern era.

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Liverpool “lunatic asylum”: A forgotten chapter in the history of Australian health care

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Colonial surgeon Patrick Hill (1794–1852): unacknowledged pioneer of Australian mental healthcare

Colonial surgeon Patrick Hill (1794–1852): unacknowledged pioneer of Australian mental healthcare

On-line Fault Diagnosis Method for Electronic Transformer Based on Wavelet Theory

Sir Henry Parkes and the Relationships That Enabled Nightingale Nursing to Advance Mental Healthcare in Nineteenth Century Australia

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