Lunacy law for medical men / by Charles Mercier.

  • Mercier, Charles Arthur, 1852-1919.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Lunacy law for medical men / by Charles Mercier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    recommended as efficient by the solicitors to the Medical Defence Union : I [or we] hereby request you to sign a medical certificate that A. B. is a person of unsound mind in accordance with your verbal report to me [or us] to that effect. And I [or we jointly and severally] hereby undertake to indemnify you against all lia- bilities, costs, and expenses of what kind soever to which you may be rendered liable or which you may reasonably incur in consequence of any proceedings which may be threatened or instituted against you by reason of your having signed such a certificate, if in such proceedings it shall be admitted or proved that in so doing you acted in good faith and with reasonable care in accordance with the provisions of the Lunacy Act, 1890 (53 Vict., c. 5), or such proceedings shall be discontinued or not proceeded with. Dated (Signed) C. D. Witness to the signature of the said C. D. Name. Address. Occupation. The petition must, then, be accompanied by two medical certificates, which must be written on separate sheets of paper (Section 4). One of these medical certificates must be made by the usual medical attendant of the patient, or, if that is not practicable, the reason why one of the certifi- cates is not so signed must be stated in writing to the 2