Description:Cutlery, if needed for a meal time, was dispensed to patients in a strictly controlled way. It was specially made for the asylum, with knives having a very small cutting edge to prevent the danger of self-harm. Forks had very short prongs, likewise to stop anyone stabbing themselves or any other patient. The cutlery was counted out, and then counted back at the end of the meal, and patients are not allowed to leave until all cutlery had been accounted for.