The office of the Inspector General of Mental Hospitals was the New South Wales government agency that supervised psychiatric institutions from 1917 to 1958.
1876 - 1917 Inspector General of the Insane
1917 - 1958 Inspector General of Mental Hospitals
1958 - 1973 Director of State Psychiatric Services
Sources used to compile this entry: 'Director of State Psychiatric Services', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/60; 'Mental Health Facilities Guide', in Museums of History NSW website, Museums of History NSW, https://mhnsw.au/guides/mental-health-facilities-guide/.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 29 March 2013, Last modified: 16 July 2013