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Displaying 7 Finding Aids
Title
- Register of deaths
Series Number
- B0056
Summary
- This series consists of two volumes created by the Auburn Prison physician for the purpose of documenting deaths of Auburn Prison inmates, as required by Chapter 382 of the Laws of 1889. Volume 1 (1888-1937) documents the deaths of approximately 500 inmates. Volume 2 (1896-1920) documents the disposition of the bodies of the prisoners.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Title
- Morgue registers
Series Number
- B1802
Summary
- This series was compiled by morgue personnel to document deaths. Information varies over time but typically includes date, patient number, building, names of attendants transporting body to the morgue, name of person giving religious rites, person identifying deceased, and name of person or funeral home removing body. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Willard State Hospital autopsy reports
Series Number
- B1462
Summary
- This series consists of autopsy reports from Willard State Hospital. Information includes case name; autopsy number; date of death; place of death (ward or building); physician in charge; place of autopsy; date; physician conducting autopsy; others present; age at death; form of insanity; duration; cause of death; external appearance; weights of various organs; and anatomical details and remarks. Some include diagrams and measurements of the skull. Some reports provide more complete medical and mental histories. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Access to records in this series is restricted in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law Section 87(2)(a).
Title
- Great Meadow Correctional Institution register of deaths
Series Number
- B2397
Summary
- Register documenting deaths of individual inmates at Great Meadow Prison and later Great Meadow Correctional Institution. Register includes personal information and medical certificate of death data.
Creator
- Great Meadow Correctional Institution
Access Restrictions
- Medical certificate of death information, with the exception of date/time of death, is restricted under provisions of Public Health Law section 4174.
Title
- Sudden death, accident, and escape reports
Series Number
- B1584
Summary
- This series consists of carbon copies of typed reports of sudden deaths, accidents, injuries, escapes, and returns from escapes. The printed form of the report varies over time but typically includes date of report; name of patient; identification number; date of admission; ward number; mental diagnosis; age; and physician's signature. Escape reports include a narrative description of how the escape was accomplished and the law enforcement officials notified.
Creator
- Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health..
Title
- Autopsy record book
Series Number
- B1747
Summary
- This series consists of autopsy reports for deceased patients of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Reports include date and time of death; name of doctor performing autopsy; attending physicians; patient's age at death; form and duration of insanity; cause of death; external appearance of cadaver (nourished or malnourished); weight, in ounces, of organs; and indication whether the cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen, and pelvic organs had been examined. Reports conclude with a detailed postmortem.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Child fatality investigative files
Series Number
- B2391
Summary
- These records document investigations of the deaths of children in foster care and those reported to the State Central Register.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Social Services. Division of Services and Community Development
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.