Treating The Mentally Sick -- The advance of scientific research and the closer co-operation of doctors in every branch of medicine has transferred the old asylums into hospitals for treatment. Patients are now treated for mental sickness, with no more embarassment than if they were physically ill. Patients run their own sports clubs, cafeterias, social clubs and libraries. Male patients work on the hospital farms while female patients give a helping hand in the laundry. Nearly all mental hospitals in Britain are part of the Regional Hospital Services under the National Health Act of 1948. May 12, 1952. (Photo by British Official Photograph).