Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Bedford Lunatic Asylum for the year ending the 31st of December, 1851 : with appendix.

  • Bedford Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Bedford Lunatic Asylum for the year ending the 31st of December, 1851 : with appendix. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF VISITORS OF THE BEDFORD LUNATIC ASYLUM, TOR THE TEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 1851. In pursuance of Rule xvi for tlie government of the Bedford Lunatic Asylum, the Committee of Visitors now submit their Annual Report on the state and condition of the Institution, together with their Report of the Audit of the Accounts of the Treasurer and Clerk of the Asylum, in conformity to the pro¬ visions contained in the fortieth section of the Act 8 & 9 Viet, cap. 126. It is with pleasure the Committee can repeat the expression of their entire satisfaction at the general state and condition of the Asylum, and to record that they continue to entertain a high opinion of the skill and attention of the Medical Officers. The number of Patients in the Asylum at the commencement of the year was 269, and during the year 78 additional Patients were admitted, making a total of 347 Patients. Of these, 16 males and 10 females were discharged cured; 9 males and 18 females were discharged uncured, and placed under the care of