Thirteenth annual report on the County Pauper Lunatic Asylum / Buckinghamshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • St. John's Hospital (Stone, Buckinghamshire, England)
Date:
[1866]
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Credit: Thirteenth annual report on the County Pauper Lunatic Asylum / Buckinghamshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ordinary arrangements as to out-door Exercise, Recreation of all kinds, and Religious Worship are unaltered. The want of a Recreation and Dining Hall continues to be felt, and the Chapel will hold no more than the 73 of each sex who now attend the Services there. Throughout the Asylum we found the Bedding to-day in excellent order ; and of the general neatness, cheerfulness, and comfort of the Dormitories and single Rooms, we should have had the usual favourable Report to give, but for the overcrowding. More than 20 Beds will have to be taken away on the Female side, when the new Rooms are opened, so that the increase of Patients is limited to 30 Women, and as there are only six Beds now vacant on the Men’s side, it is obvious that early removal of the out County and Private Patients will be necessary. As to one of the latter, we are of opinion, from the information given us, that his property is insufficiently protected; and we shall recommend to our Board the steps necessary to remedy this. The instances of seclusion since the last visit have been confined to 4 Men and 8 Women, only one of each sex having been secluded, other than very rarely, and for very short periods. There has been no restraint. The ability and success with which this Asylum is conducted are unquestionable ; and the unremitting care and attention of Mr. Humphry in the performance of his duties should be mentioned with the highest praise. JOHN FORSTER, { Commissioners ROBERT NAIRNE, j in Lunacy. In the Appendix No. 1 will be found an Abstract of the County Treasurer’s Accounts as to the Loan raised for the enlargement of the Female Wing of the Asylum. In the Appendix No. 2 will be found a like Abstract as to the payment of Instalments of the principal monies and of the Interest thereof. In the Appendix No. 3 is shown the amount expended in Repairs, Additions, Alterations, and Improvements, under sec. 38 of the statute; it also contains a Statement of the “Building and Repairs” Account. In the Appendix No. 4 will be found a General Statement and Balance Sheet of the Maintenance Account. It is now the province of the Court of Quarter Session to appoint a Committee of Visitors for the ensuing Year, pursuant to the 22nd sec. of the Statute. Before concluding their Report, your Committee cannot refrain from noticing the fact that the weight of increasing years and consequent bodily infirmity have compelled their Chairman, Thomas Raymond Barker, Esq., to