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Asylums

Scope note

Designates buildings used as refuges for the sick or destitute who need care rather than medical treatment; for institutional facilities treating the mentally ill, use "psychiatric hospitals" or "psychiatric clinics," and for those treating the chronically ill, use "sanatoriums."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006752

Broader Terms used

welfare buildings

Term used for

homes

Equivalent Terms used

asylum

Created

12yrs ago

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