On the construction and management of hospitals for the insane : with a particular notice of the institution of Sieburg / by Maximilian Jacobi ; translated by John Kitching ; with introductory observations, &c., by Samuel Tuke.

  • Carl Wigand Maximilian Jacobi
Date:
1841
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Credit: On the construction and management of hospitals for the insane : with a particular notice of the institution of Sieburg / by Maximilian Jacobi ; translated by John Kitching ; with introductory observations, &c., by Samuel Tuke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    OF THE BEST LOCALITY CHAPTER III. THE CONSIDERATIONS TO BE HAD IN THE CHOICE OF A SITUATION FOB AN HOSPITAL FOB THE INSANE. ON THE FORM TO BE GIVEN TO THE BUILDINGS. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CER- TAIN CHIEF FORMS OF THE BUILDINGS AND LOCALITIES CON- NECTED WITH THEM, AS EXEMPLIFIED BT SEVERAL RECENTLY ERECTED ESTABLISHMENTS. 1. THE JUXTA-POSITION OF SEVERAL QUADRANGLES. THE ESTABLISHMENT AT ROUEN. 2. THE H FORM. THE ESTABLISHMENT AT WAKEFIELD. 3. THE LINEAL FORM. THE NEW BEDLAM AT LONDON. THE SACHSONBERG ESTABLISHMENT NEAR SCHWERIN. 4. THE STAR FORM. THE ESTABLISHMENT AT GLASGOW. 5. OTHER FORMS. THE PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT AT VANVES NEAR PARIS. THE ESTABLISHMENT AT HANWELL NEAR LONDON. As We are now nearly ap]Droaching our main subject, we proceed to inquire. What is the most desirable situation for an hospital for the insane ? We may presume, without further question, that the same circumstances, in regard to situation, which are found by a person who is free from any morbid tendency, to have a beneficial influence on his mental feelings, will generally, in some degree, ^contribute to the restoration of a mind diseased. The establishment should be situated, then, under a mild sky, in an agreeable, fertile, and sufficiently dry part of the country, where the surrounding scenery, diversified with mountains, valleys, and plains, is calculated to enliven the spirits of the beholder, and invite him to wander and explore its beauties. In the next place, there should be an unfailing spring of good drinking water, a