19th century documents from the Peruvian asylum el Manicomio del Cercado
Scope & Content:
The collection has been organised into seven documentary series describing the administrative history of the Lima Asylum. These series, which are dated from the end of the 19th century, are the result of the process of organising and classifying eight books and three medical files with approxima...
Libro de estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1899)
Scope & Content:
Handwritten book that gives an account of the hospital movement of patients during the years 1888 to 1899 in the Lima Insane Asylum. The book registers approximately 1,200 people, detailing the date of admission and re-admission, the institution of reference (Family, Police, Hospitals, Asylums) ...
Libro de estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1899)
Scope & Content:
Handwritten book containing information on the admission and/or re-admission of patients to the Lima Insane Asylum during the years 1888 to 1899. The dates of admission, personal data such as age, occupation, race, place of birth, marital status and date of death are recorded. The names of the d...
Registro de Admisión de Mujeres del Manicomio de Lima (1859-1908/1915-1919)
Scope & Content:
The series is made up of two books that correspond to the register of women admitted to the Lima Asylum between 1859 and 1919. The first book covers the period from 1859 to 1908 while the second book corresponds to the years 1915 to 1919. Both books contain the personal data of patients such as ...
Registro de Admisión de Mujeres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1919)
Scope & Content:
The book records the admission of 283 women to the Lima Insane Asylum between 1915 and 1919. It includes personal information such as: nationality, age, marital status, profession, religion, education and race; also the date of admission to the hospice; in some cases the date of discharge; the p...
Registro de Admisión de Hombres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1920)
Scope & Content:
The series consists of a book that corresponds to the register of men admitted to the Lima Asylum between 1915 and 1920. The book contains the personal data of the patients, such as names, age, race, marital status, social status, education and religion; in addition, it can be seen that the medi...