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Re: BROCKHALL HOSPITAL 1960s
Re....Can anyone help!! My uncle (whom i have only just found out about) was instituionalised in Brockhall Hospital as a child. Around 1945ish and lived there till his death in 2004, aged 65years. His name was Henry Collier.
GO to friends united and find brockhall hospital. lots of ex staff have there names down ask your questions there.
From asking the same questions about some of the inmates i found out that if doctors of the day found out that a child had a problem they told the parents that the best thing to do is to put them in to the hospital and just forget about them. so people did. Also some kids were put there suspected of a problem but as they grew older they were found to be just slow not stupid (sorry for puttin it this way). but as they were now in the system they got used to it so prefered to stay. they were instititionalised as they say. this is a big reason why these places had to close.
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