The first annual report on madhouses, made in the year 1816 : ordered by the House of Commons to be printed April 26 1816 ... / Made by the noblemen and gentlemen, who were appointed by the House of Commons, as a Select Committee, to enquire and consider of provision being made for the better regulation of public and private madhouses in England ... Consisting of important minutes of evidence ... including two letters.

  • Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Mad-Houses in England.
Date:
1816
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Credit: The first annual report on madhouses, made in the year 1816 : ordered by the House of Commons to be printed April 26 1816 ... / Made by the noblemen and gentlemen, who were appointed by the House of Commons, as a Select Committee, to enquire and consider of provision being made for the better regulation of public and private madhouses in England ... Consisting of important minutes of evidence ... including two letters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sir John Newport, Bait, proceeded in his Statement as follows: The allusion made in that paper to the manner In which many of the counties of Ireland throw off from themselves the expense of the maintenance of Lunatics belonging to them on their more humane neighbours, will be best illustrated by a reference to a list of persons contained in the House of Industry of Waterford, about three years since, which specifies the counties to which they severally belonged; from which it appears there were 17 out of 48 that did not belong to either the county or city of Waterford. [The List was delivered in and read.'] Sir John Newport, Bart, proceeded in his Statement as follows: The mode by which I would recommend provision to be made, would be by provincial Asylums for each of the four Provinces, un- connected with any house of industry, or other establishment, which connection I conceive highly injurious to the interests of both. i I \. ' Printed for W. Clement, 192, Strand,