The reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 31st of Dec., 1861 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum.

  • Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich.
Date:
1862
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 31st of Dec., 1861 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF VISITORS OF THE Cnnnttt Ttraotir at ^rastnrxrlj, TO THE Adjourned Annual Session held December 31st, 1801. Prestwick, 30th December, 1861. The Committee of Visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich, present their report to the Aunual General Session, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 16 and 17 Viet., cap. 97, sec. 62. The buildings are in a satisfactory state. They have been thoroughly whitewashed, and have been painted, internally with two coats, and externally with one coat of paint. Ventilators of an improved construction have been placed upon the air-shafts, and have proved completely effectual in creating a current of air through the Asylum.