Bodmin mental hospital

[Genie1]

I looked for somebody and they were in the above place in 1939 and I have no idea at the moment whether they married into the family or not.
According to the informatio the person was married and born in 1863 and a miner.
In the column OSP or I . The person was P. I presume patient. What do the other letters stand for?
There was also an asterisk after the name of the person and a few of the other people as well.
Anybody have any idea as to why?

 

[MollyMay]

'I' could be inmate,
'O' officer, and 'S' staff, perhaps - all guesses

 

[Ma-dotcom]

Copied from 'googled' query :-
column 5, headed O V S P or I. It refers only to institutions and means Officer, Visitor, Servant, Patient, or Inmate.

 

[Genie1]

I wonder why there is an asterisk beside his name.Only a few had it.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

More 'Google' :-
The asterisk (*) indicates the patient status in Demographics is set to "New."