Sixty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Dundee Royal Asylum for Lunatics : submitted, in terms of their charter, to a general meeting of the directors, 21st June, 1886 with the reports of the medical superintendent and treasurer of the institution.

  • Dundee Royal Asylum for Lunatics.
Date:
1886
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Credit: Sixty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Dundee Royal Asylum for Lunatics : submitted, in terms of their charter, to a general meeting of the directors, 21st June, 1886 with the reports of the medical superintendent and treasurer of the institution. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    over the pauper female patients in a very satisfactory manner, should be appointed Head Attendant over all the female patients, and that a Housekeeper should be appointed, the Committee being of opinion that this would add greatly to the comfort and well-being of the patients. This recommendation was approved of by the Directors, and after advertisement the Committee appointed Miss Alice Smith as Housekeeper at a salary of £ 40 per annum. Miss Smith entered upon her duties at Martinmas last, and the Directors believe that the new arrangement has wrought well and proved beneficial to the Institution. At Martinmas last Mr Joseph Campbell was appointed Clerk at the Asylum, at a salary of £40 per annum with board and lodging. This appointment was rendered necessary on account of the inability of the Storekeeper to overtake all the work in connection with the Book-keeping at the Asylum. During the past year a number of trees have been planted, and the grounds further laid out at the Asylum. Some complaints having been made as to the overflow sewage at the Asylum, the Committee recently appointed a deputation to visit other Asylums where the system of irrigation by means of sewage has been adopted. The deputation visited the District Asylums at Larbert and Inverness, and also the Sewage Farm at Forfar, and the result of their investigations has been that arrangements have been made for the utilization of the sewage at Westgreen in such a manner as will, it is hoped, prevent any complaint in future. The Institution has been twice visited by the Commissioners in Lunacy, who on both occasions speak very favourably on the state of the house. On 21st Oct., 1885, Dr Sibbald writes :—“ The interior of the Asylum was found in excellent order. The improvements that have been made in the furniture during the present year have given