Introduction
The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within, psychiatric hospitals.
Refer to Chronology of UK Mental Health Legislation.
Background
It also replaced the term “asylum” with “mental hospital”.
It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1959.
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