Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the City and County of Bristol, as presented to the Town Council on the first January, 1864, together with the reports of the medical superintendent and chaplain / Bristol Lunatic Asylum.

  • Bristol Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1864
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the City and County of Bristol, as presented to the Town Council on the first January, 1864, together with the reports of the medical superintendent and chaplain / Bristol Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths of Officers. quently four dominos and stones weighing two ounces passed through the intestines. No bad symptoms followed, but the determination of E, W. to commit suicide remained unaltered notwithstanding the rough remedial treatment she had undergone. No serious accident has happened to any patient or any self- inflicted death. Two inquests have been held, the results of the inquests, enquiry into the causes of death and verdicts of the Juries have already been noticed in a former part of this Eeport. Your Superintendent cannot close his Annual Eeport without offering a tribute of regret for Mr. W. IT. Pritchard, the late clerk and steward, who died of consumption in February. Mr. Pritchard was a young man of much talent, and had his health permitted would have made a valuable officer. The vacancy has been supplied by the election of Mr. Thomas Smith, of Manchester, who has proved himself a correct and ready accountant, as well as an active and efficient Steward, and well acquainted with the technicalities of Asylum business. In Novem¬ ber the Eailiff, Mr. ¥m. Thatcher, died from an internal abscess which burst into the lung. He had been a faithful servant of the Committee from the commencement of building the Asylum. The Superintendent has again the satisfaction of recording the cordial co-operation he continues to receive from all the Officers of the Asylum. Nor has it been necessary to dismiss any attendant on account of bad conduct. Permit me, Gentlemen, in the first person to express my gratitude for the kindness invariably shown to myself by every member of your Committee, and for the consideration which has been manifested for the comfort of my family. I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obedient Servant, HENEY OXLEY STEPHENS, M.D., Member Royal Coll. Rhysicians, $c., <§c. 31st December, 1863.