Patient Admission Papers: Isle of Man Lunatic Asylum and its successors Records related to the admission of patients to the Hospital. A patient could be sent to the Hospital by court order and on the request of their family due to lack of means to take care of them. A patient could also self-refer themselves to the Hospital. These records - reception orders, letters, admission forms and guardianship forms - state how and why the patient entered the institution. 1864-1949