10.25909/5bd542c52b409
Margaret Boult
Margaret
Boult
EPILEPSY IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (1852 – 1913)
The University of Adelaide
2018
epilepsy
Lunatic Asylum
nineteenth-century medicine
Nineteenth century
South Australian History
Australian History
Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)
Disability Studies
Digital Humanities
History and Philosophy of Medicine
2018-10-28 05:01:53
Dataset
https://adelaide.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPILEPSY_IN_THE_LUNATIC_ASYLUMS_OF_SOUTH_AUSTRALIA_1852_1913_/7263476
<p>The information in the attached
spreadsheet was obtained from the nineteenth and early twentieth century archives of the two South Australian Lunatic Asylums (Adelaide and Parkside). The archives are held by the State
Records of South Australia. (see <a href="https://archives.sa.gov.au/content/our-catalogue">https://archives.sa.gov.au/content/our-catalogue</a>). The original books were searched for information
about people affected by epilepsy. These records were photographed and the
information extracted into an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet includes a data dictionary explaining each of the fields. The information was used as source material for a Master’s thesis "EPILEPSY IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (1852 – 1913)". Ethics approval to use the information appropriately
was obtained from the University of Adelaide HREC (H-2016-069). For privacy
purposes the patients’ surnames are not listed in the spreadsheet.</p>