The report of the Committee of Visitors and Medical Superintendent of the Devon County Lunatic Asylum.

  • Devon County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1865
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The report of the Committee of Visitors and Medical Superintendent of the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During the year 82 have died, and 85 have been discharged, of whom 70 had recovered. From this statement it will be seen, that notwithstanding the additional accommodation afforded during the last few years, the building is still overcrowded ; but as the Corpora¬ tion of the Poor of the city of Exeter have given us notice of their intention to remove their chronic patients about Lady- day next, we hope that the existing Asylum accommodation will be sufficient, and render it unnecessary for us to call upon the county for further additions. The farm buildings are in a forward state, and we have been anxious to complete a large portion of them during the present year, in order to commence the establishment of a dairy with as little delay as possible; some of the fences of the farm have been removed, and several acres laid down to grass. The cost of the building as it has proceeded has been defrayed out of the Building and Repair fund, the amount of which will be presented with the General Account, at the next Quarter Sessions. We have to express our entire satisfaction with the manner in which the Medical Superintendent and other Officers of the establishment continue their duties, and to request the Court to appoint the Committee of Visitors for the ensuing year. SAMl. TREHAWKE KEKEWICH, Chairman,