Report [of the Committee who have undertaken to make enquiry into, and ascertain the extent of, the process practised by Messrs. Delahoyde and Lucett for the relief of persons afflicted with insanity].

Date:
[1813]
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Credit: Report [of the Committee who have undertaken to make enquiry into, and ascertain the extent of, the process practised by Messrs. Delahoyde and Lucett for the relief of persons afflicted with insanity]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Extracts from Mr. Delaltoyde's Reports. “ 30th' July, Matters’s pulse on his arrival “ was 104 ; at nine o’clock I commenced the “ curative process. In the course of an hour ce his pulse was reduced to 76, at half past 10 “ o’clock he fell into a sound sleep, which con- “ tinued eight hours, he then awoke much refreshed. £c 31st, Continued tranquil and sane the whole ££ of the day. ££ August 1st, has had another good night, and ££ continues sane. ££ 2d, His pulse remains at 74, he has had a “ good night, and 1 have put him to work in the <£ garden.” JAMES CARDIFF. Formerly a marine on board the Sussex, was, as appears by the list, sent to Hoxton the 22d February, 1810; and from thence, at the end of a month and 20 days, to Bcthiem, where he re- mained a year and 10 days, and was then returned to Hoxton, and continued there two years three months and six days previous to his removal to Sion Yale, which was on the said 30th of July. 'f.
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