Nick name ("maime") entered Ararat Mental hospital aged 23.
#4238 - Mary Eveston Age 23 Admitted 4/9/07
Domestic Servant
Habits of life: well conducted
Mother: Mary (O'Reilly Irish died approx. 1933)
Age of first attack: 23
Duration of existing attack 6 months
Cause of attack overwork
Suicidal: Yes actively
How suicidal: drowning
Danger to others: has threatened mother
Wild looks and unusual behaviour saw visions had great headaches pain in abdomen which she can't get rid of Insomnia wished to drown herself excited at times can't keep still inability to concentrate attention sulkiness under examination IMAGINGES THAT SHE HAS BEEN RAVISHED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN HEAD OF PELVIS violent in her language at times
Weight 9 Stone
Height 5.5 ¾ inches
There are no marks of injury or violence. Is in fair looking health and condition
Diagnosis: Primary Dementia
Prognosis: poor
Request J.P. Coleraine
Signed by Mary Eveston (mother)
11/9/07 W. Ernest Jones
Mental condition on admission:
Quiet tractable (easy to deal with BK) depressed looking and weary walking with body bent forward understands what is said to her and answers sensibly is somewhat apathetic or lethargic complains of persistent headache and of PAIN IN HER PELVIC REGION says she sees creeping things wriggling around at night has had auditory hallucinations (bells in ears) says her family does not understand her. Slightly incoherent at times. Admits being tired of life but is myself assessing her as truly melancholic says she is run down (INSERTION BY SOMEONE ELSE: SAYS PLN HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE SHE WAS UNDER AT 13 (Years) 7 months of age.
Physical condition on admission:
Is anaemic - dark complexion overgrowth of hair on lip or chin hearts action slow but sounds are clear lungs appear normal.
Note first day: slept all night quiet not taking food well
Note at the end of the week: taciturn (uncommunicative BK) stands gazing vacantly at the ground for long intervals
Copy of Superintendents report to Central Office 9/9/07
Is insane suffering from Primary Dementia dull listless and apathetic takes food indifferently understands what is said to her and answers coherently has had audio or visual hallucinations and DELUSIONS OF A SEXUAL CHARACTER admits having suicidal impulses and has attempted to drown herself says her relatives misunderstand her. Is in fair bodily health and condition makes complaints of being run down of headache and PAIN IN THE PELVIC REGION somewhat hypochondriacal - SAYS PLN HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE SHE WAS UNDER CH . AT 13 (YRS) 7 MONTHS
29/9/07
• stands in position gazing at the ground for long intervals refuses obstinately to walk and has ill-defined delusions of persecution
10/10/07
• Walking well in ironing and sewing rooms
30/11/07
• Upset mentally restless
24/1/08
• Dull listless lethargic takes no interest in anything refusing to walk occasionally screams out loudly without apparent cause
30/9/08
• Health good heart and lungs appear normal. Is insane suffering from Primary Dementia dull listless apathetic indifferent to surroundings almost often untidy - understands what is said to her but is inaccessible
11/3/09
• Started on thyroid (medication BK) 45 gr a day
21/3/09
• Has had thyroid for 10 days 60 gr the last four days. She has had a temperature of 99.6 in the morning and 100.6 at night she has eaten well and seems very well in her bodily condition
28/3/09
• Has lost flesh and has little palpitation occasionally but otherwise well and eating well not much improvement mentally
3/9/09
• Health good is insane suffering from Primary Dementia Hebeplireric type incurable
29/9/10
• General health fair she is most markedly demented and does not understand her surroundings
27/8/15
• Mentally Primary Dementia reticent and impulsive very untidy and destructive
• Bodily: good health organs healthy
P Lalor Acting Medical Superintendent
3/2/32
• Demented, Dull, Apathetic almost never speaks non worker sits all day unoccupied mutters incoherently but does not answer questions fair bodily health
20/6/34
• Non worker no mental change sometimes destructive
11/2/35
Demented does no work destructive pulse very feeble otherwise well for her age
MARY EVESTON PDF WRITTEN NOTES ON ADMISSION AND ONGOING TREATMENT AT ARARAT MENTAL HOSPITAL
Mary Eveston's death: Age 71
Public Records Office Victoria ( https://prov.vic.gov.au ) have inquest results saying she died of coronary arteriosclerosis and cardiac failure in the Ararat Mental Hospital on 5 Aug 1955. This is a physical archive item (VPRS 24/PO unit 1802, item 1955/1105) and not available digitally yet. You can order a copy from PROV if you're interested. As Brian mentioned, it is odd that nothing on her Ararat record from 1935 - maybe not all of their records are digitised.
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Mary Eveston - additional information