Lakeside Mental Hospital
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| Lakeside Mental Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Wendouree, Victoria, Australia |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | Psychiatric |
| Services | |
| Beds | 900+ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Closed | 1990s |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
| Other links | List of Australian psychiatric institutions |
Lakeside Mental Hospital, originally known as Ballarat Asylum,[1] later as Ballarat Hospital for the Insane and finally, before its closure, as Lakeside Psychiatric Hospital,[2] was an Australian psychiatric hospital located in the suburb of Wendouree, the north-western fringe of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
The hospital first opened in 1877 but closed again soon after.[3] A reformatory for boys also operated on the site, and some of its buildings were reused when the hospital was reopened in 1893.[4] A brick building was converted into a ward to house 30 male patients. This was extensively damaged in a fire in 1917.[4] A report in 1895 said that the patients did not have enough warm clothing, and that they were shivering during the cold Ballarat winter.[5] Proposals to expand the asylum were mooted in 1909. Large scale extension and alteration were put forward by the state government in 1916.[6]
The hospital at its peak employed about 600 staff and could hold 1500 patients.[3] The site was 83 hectares, of which 40 hectares was used as a farm.[3] Crops planted in 1910 included leeks, cauliflowers, onions, rhubarb, potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, tomatoes, celery, beetroot, peas, beans and parsnips.[7] In 1907, a Dr. Cherry reported that the patients helped to compress green fodder crops for storage by dancing jigs and reels on them to the accompaniment of a fiddle.[8]
The site is now used for the Ballarat Aquatic Centre, a number of sporting facilities, and the Lake Gardens housing estate. Some original building are still standing and have been renovated and reused.
Incidents
An outbuilding burned down in 1898.[9] In 1909, an incident between inmates resulted in the death of one by pick-axe.[10] In 1917, a large fire destroyed one of the wings which was formerly the boys reformatory school.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ University of Melbourne. Ballarat Asylum - Australian Psychiatric Care retrieved 5/5/12
- ↑ University of Melbourne. Ballarat Hospital for the Insane - Australian Psychiatric Care retrieved 5/5/12
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- ↑ The Argus. 11 October 1916. pg. 6
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- ↑ The Argus. 25 June 1898. p.10
- ↑ Benalla Standard. 29 January 1909 p 4
External links
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