I had an uncle who was an inpatient here. He did not, as far as I know, have any mental problems. He was deaf and dumb and nobody in the family could or would take care of him, so he ended up at Byberry! Never met or knew him; I was 6 or 7 when he was in there, this was the late forties, early fifties. My mother use to visit him and he would get real emotional. My mom was the only family member he would communicate with. All I really remember was that fact and that my mom was very depressed after she visited him. I was amazed at the size of the place.