Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British IslesTuke, Daniel Hack
History
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles
Tuke, Daniel Hack
Mental health laws -- Great Britain; Mental illness -- Great Britain; Mentally ill -- Care; Psychiatric hospitals -- Great Britain
ASYLUM FOR |Idiots and |By votes of |Election cases must be
IDIOTS, |imbeciles above|subscribers at |under 16 years of age and
Earlswood, |the pauper |half-yearly |unable to pay 50 guineas
Redhill, |class. |elections. |per annum. There is a
Surrey. | |By payments |special election list for
| |commencing at |cases paying 15 guineas
| |50 guineas per |per annum. The term of
| |annum, |election is for five
| |exclusive of |years; afterwards cases
| |clothing. |may be re-elected, some
| | |for life. Cases admitted
| | |at high rates of payment
| | |have special privileges.
| | |
| | |Medical Superintendent,
| | |Dr. Grabham. Secretary,
| | |Mr. W. Nicholas. Office,
| | |36 King William Street,
| | |London Bridge, E.C.
| | |
ROYAL ALBERT|Idiots and |Private cases |Cases elected, or
ASYLUM, |imbeciles, both|by votes of |admitted upon payment at
Lancaster. |private and |subscribers |£21 per annum with £5 5s.
|pauper cases, |_without |per annum for clothing,
|the latter not |canvassing_; |and pauper cases, must
|to exceed |or at |belong to the seven
|one-tenth of |reduced |northern counties, viz.
|the whole |payment. Also, |Lancashire, Yorkshire,
|number in |upon high rates|Cheshire, Westmoreland,
|the asylum. |of payment. |Cumberland, Durham, or
| |Pauper cases |Northumberland, and be
| |through the |hopeful of improvement.
| |boards of |The term of election is
| |guardians, who |for seven years. No
| |obtain the |canvassing allowed. The
| |Government |charge made for pauper
| |allowance of |cases is the sum charged
| |4s. per week |for admission into the
| |towards the |County Lunatic Asylum,
| |payment. |with 3 guineas extra for
| | |clothing. Full payment
| | |cases are admitted at 50
| | |guineas per annum and 10
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