Recounting Huronia Community Archive

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  Louis - First Letter

  This is the first letter in a series of correspondence between Louis' family, Member of Parliament, and the Medical Superintendent of the Huronia Regional Centre requesting admission of Louis to the HRC.
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  Summary of Investigations for Timothy's Admission

  This document is a Summary of medical Investigations completed in the Admissions ward in between December 1973 and January 1974. The Investigations include laboratory tests, physical examination, chest X-ray, E.E.G., and psychiatric assessment.
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  Notice of Timothy's Admission

  This document is Timothy's notice of admission. It includes basic information about Timothy including his previous residence, date of admission, and date of birth.
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  Memo Request for Timothy's Admission to HRC

  This is a memorandum from the "Mental Retardation Centre" to the Ontario Hospital School requesting admission for Timothy to the Ontario Hospital School.
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  Timothy's Admission Information Form

  This document is a basic information form necessary for Timothy to be considered for admission to the Ontario Hospital School.
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  Timothy's Conference Report

  A medical conference report completed by Ontario Hospital School staff and physician following admission. The report provides diagnoses, etiology, and makes recommendations for student placement and programming.
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  Timothy's Clinical Abstract

  This document is a clinical abstract for Timothy completed by a staff physician one month following his admission to Huronia Regional Centre. The physician diagnosis Timothy and provides a detailed family history, enviromental history, personal history (including description of birth conditions, developmental history, medical history, habits and personality, school history, and moral history). The physician also breifly explains reasons for Timothy's admission, his physical and mental status upon admission, and his progress since admission and provides recommendations.
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  Mentally Defective Patient's History document for Timothy 1965

  This document is a "Mentally Defective Patient's History" completed for Timothy in 1965 when he was 3-years-old. It details Timothy's family history, personal and development history, "habits," and so on. It also gives Timothy's IQ score.