Kew Asylum Lists, Registers, Case Books, etc.

Officially known as: Kew (Asylum 1871-1905; Hospital for the Insane 1905-1934; Mental Hospital 1934-c.1970’s; Mental/Psychiatric Hospital c.1970’s-1988)

The Kew Asylum was first opened in 1871 as a ward of Yarra Bend. For a short period Kew was also known as the “Metropolitan Asylum”. Many of Kew’s early patients were transferred from Yarra Bend and the Collingwood Asylum. In October 1872 Kew was proclaimed a separate institution from Yarra Bend.