Jamaica Mental Hospital cap badge

An extremely rare Large cap badge for the Jamaica Mental Hospital.
The Jamaica Lunatic Asylum has it's origins in the 1840s before moving to it's current site in 1861.It changed it's name to the Jamaica Mental Hospital in 1938 before becoming the Bellevue Hospital in 1946/47,so this badge dates to that period.
It takes the form of the Rod of Asclepius within a wreath of Laurel leaves over a scroll bearing the hospital title.It closely resembles the badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps but I can find no close connection of the Hospital with the Military.It is of a white metal with two brass lugs and bears a makers plate for Firmin London.Height 55mm

Code: 50518