The fifty-third annual report of the Murray Royal Asylum Perth / [James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics].

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics.
Date:
1881
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Credit: The fifty-third annual report of the Murray Royal Asylum Perth / [James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL REGULATIONS. Applications for the admission of Patients should be ad¬ dressed to the Physician Superintendent, from whom may be obtained the statutory forms to be completed before Patients can be received. These are indispensable in every case a. Petition to the Sheriff of the County, and accom¬ panying Statement by a Relative or Guardian of the Patient. b. Two Medical Certificates by duly qualified practi¬ tioners. c. Order granted by the Sheriff of the County in which the Patient resides, or in which the Asylum is situated. d. Letter of Obligation for Payment of Board, etc., to be signed by a responsible male person. In a case of Urgency, however, the Certificate of Emer¬ gency (in proper legal form), granted bv any Medical Man, is sufficient for the detention of a Patient for three days, during which time the ordinary papers can be filled up. When the other documents are complete, Dr. Urquhart will obtain the Sheriff’s Order, if so desired. '1 hese papers are private and confidential, and no publicity is implied in getting the Sheriff’s Order. Epileptic and Paralytic Patients are received only on special terms; and the admissibility of, and rates of Board for, all Patients are determined by Dr. Urquhart. The Board is payable Quarterly, and in Advance, to the Secretaries and Treasurers, Messrs. Mackenzie & Dickson, 61 George Street, Perth. Every Patient must be provided with suitable and sufficient Clothing. An accurate list of every article brought with the