The reports of the resident physicians of the County Lunatic Asylum, at Hanwell, to the Epiphany Sessions, 1839 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum].

  • Middlesex Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell
Date:
1842
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Credit: The reports of the resident physicians of the County Lunatic Asylum, at Hanwell, to the Epiphany Sessions, 1839 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    as well as in France, and also particularly in America with the same success which has attended it at Hanwell. What has hitherto been said, has been in reference to pau¬ pers only. But it would be an unspeakable blessing, if tbe same views were extended to the higher class of society, who suffer equally with them, when overtaken by this disease : for here rank and opulence make no distinction. The same facul¬ ties remain to the one as to the other; and they are equally capable of being called forth by the application of proper mo¬ tives. A crying evil, indeed, still remains to be remedied in this department, but the observations upon it do not fall within the province of this Report. Several donations have been received during the year to Queen Adelaide’s Fund, the interest of which has been be¬ stowed most beneficially upon twenty recovered Patients; many of whom have, by its aid, been supported until they were able to get into employment. W. C. ELLIS, M. D. Hanwell, Dec. 31s/, 1836.
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