The twenty-first annual report of the committee of visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch : January quarter session, 1872 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum].

  • London (England). County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch.
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[1872]
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Credit: The twenty-first annual report of the committee of visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch : January quarter session, 1872 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which the escape of these Patients took place, and it appearing1 that the escape of the Male Patient occurred in consequence of some want of care on the part of the Out¬ door Attendant in charge of him, they have directed such further precautions to be taken that any escape under similar circumstances, will, they hope, be rendered less likely. The Sewage Irrigation Works continue to be fairly satisfactory in their operation, and in dry weather, the land under treatment is rendered very productive thereby; but with a continuance of very wet weather, some diffi¬ culty is experienced. The Committee have carefully and consistently promoted the useful occupation of the Patients, and the value of the work done by them has been considerable, although not so much as in the two previous years, when the Committee were able to obtain the work required for the Metropolitan Asylums at Leavesden and Caterham. They have also provided ample means for their amusement and instruc¬ tion ; numerous dances, &c., have taken place, and an Entertainment, kindly given by a party of gentlemen amateurs, calling themselves “ The Black Diamonds of Louisiana,” was enjoyed with great pleasure by upwards of 600 of the Patients. The Committee, always anxious to study the interest and comfort of the Staff employed in the Service of the Asylum, have, during the past year, given to the Attend¬ ants, both Male and Female, their uniforms, free of charge; this has of course entailed a considerable extra cost on the Institution ; but the Committee have reason to believe that those benefited appreciate the boon thus afforded them.