Eighth annual report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Northampton : October, 1863.

  • State Lunatic Hospital (Northampton, Mass.)
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1864
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Credit: Eighth annual report of the Trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Northampton : October, 1863. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    €ommora»caltt) of iltasoadjusctts. EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHAMPTON LUNATIC HOSPITAL. To His Excellency the Governor of the Commonwealth of Mas¬ sachusetts, and the Honorable Council: The Trustees of the Northampton Lunatic Hospital present their Eighth Annual Report. During the year past, ending on the 30th day of September last, they have made all the visitations of the hospital required by law; and in addition thereto, one of their number has usually during each week, or oftener, at such times as he pleased, visited the institution, making such observation, exam¬ inations, and inquiries, as seemed to him proper to the obtaining of a full understanding of the condition and wants of the inmates ; and the Trustees can speak in terms of approbation of the uniform cleanliness of the rooms and furniture, as well as of the personal neatness of the patients, and the air of quiet and order which have pervaded the establishment. A particular statement of the condition of the hospital, the number of inmates from month to month, and the average number during the year ; a list of the salaried officers and their salaries; and other statistical information, arranged in tabular