The first annual report of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh : for the year M.DCCC.XLIX.

  • North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1849
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Credit: The first annual report of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh : for the year M.DCCC.XLIX. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as to remove every inducement to the delay in placing the patients under curative treatment at the first outbreak of the disease. They cannot too often repeat or impress it upon Boards of Guardians, that from the bes^ information they have obtained, if this disease is subjected to proper medical treatment in the earliest stage, in six cases out of seven a permanent cure is effected. The Board of Visitors have to express their regret that they have not as yet been enabled to close their building account, which, as continuing to entail some expense of interest, is to be regretted; but more especially on account of the complication which it causes in their financial statement. This is principally occasioned by the causes already mentioned, but which they trust will be obviated during the ensuing year, especially as they have been assured that the balance of the cpiota from the county of Carnarvon would have been paid but for the absence of a sufficient number of justices at their last sessions. In the event of the payments from any of the associated counties, as well as from any Board of Guardians, not being forthwith liquidated, the Board of Visitors recommend to the annual meeting, that they should be authorized to take such steps as they may be advised to enforce the payment. In one instance, the claim is for the portion of the original contribution, amounting to £154 14s. 4c?., as well as to interest accruing upon that contribution to the amount of £t?8 Os. 4c?. up to 31st December, 1849 ; and further to the time of pay¬ ment. This claim is based upon the following clause in the agreement, signed by a committee of seven justices, and enrolled at their quarter sessions, dated December 19th, 1848, being the day before their Michaelmas sessions:— “ And whereas, in consequence of the deficient powers given, and other errors in the Act of the 8th and the 9th Viet., cap. 126, it was found necessary to obtain an amendment of such Act before monies could be securely borrowed for the defraying the expenses of erecting such Asylum by the several counties, and in order to prevent the evils arising from the delay this occasioned in procuring such funds, and the consequent stoppage of the buildings, by which an additional expense of two thousand pounds would have been incurred, it was adjudged necessary that advances oi monies should be obtained by loan, during such interval. “ It is therefore further stipulated and agreed, that such expenses, as well as interest due upon the advances until next Michaelmas sessions,