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Institution St Helen's Licensed House (1906 - 1928)

From
1906
Wood St, Preston, Victoria, Australia
To
1928
Population
Private patients
Website
http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&entityId=2848

Summary

St. Helens Licensed House was situated in Wood Street Preston. Its licence was first issued in 1906. In 1928 its name was changed to "Pleasant View". In 1953 the institution was taken over by the Government and became known as Pleasant View Receiving House. It housed acute short-term psychiatric patients. Pleasant View was closed in March 1973.

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Numbers of Patients:

1920:
12 male patients
10 female patients
Source: VIC Annual Report, 1921.

Timeline

 1906 - 1928 St Helen's Licensed House
       1928 - 1953 Pleasant View Licensed House
             1953 - 1973 Pleasant View Receiving House

Archival resources

Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre

  • St Helens/Pleasant View, 1906 - 1953, VPRS 7483; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

Government Publications

Reports

  • Annual Report Victoria 1920, 1921. Details