The second annual report of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh : for the year M.DCCC.L.

  • North Wales Counties Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1851
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Credit: The second annual report of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh : for the year M.DCCC.L. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lunatic may be examined at home.] Provided always, that if any person deem¬ ed to be lunatic cannot, on account of his health or other cause, be safely taken before any justice, such person may be examined at his own abode or elsewhere by one justice, or by an officiating clergyman of the parish in which he shall be resident, together with an overseer of such parish, or the relieving officer of the union to which the same shall belong ; Medical assistance to be obtained] and such justice or such clergyman, together with an overseer or relieving officer, shall call to their assistance a physician, surgeon, or apothecary, and visit such person deemed to be lunatic ; Like order for removal to be made] and if upon view or personal examination such justice or clergyman shall be satisfied that such person is lunatic, and such physician, surgeon, or apothecary shall sign a certificate, according to the form in the said schedule (E) No. 1, that such person is a lunatic, idiot, insane person, or person of unsound mind, such justice or such clergyman, together with an overseer or relieving officer, shall, by an order under his or their hand or hands, according to the form in the said schedule (E) No. 1, direct such person to be received into the asylum for the county or borough in which such parish is situate, or if there be no such asylum, or such asylum be full, then into some house licensed or hospital registered for the reception of lunatics, To be removed by the overseer or relieving officer] and such overseer or relieving officer shall immediately convey or cause the said lunatic to be conveyed to such asylum, house, or hospital; and such lunatic shall be received and con¬ fined therein : Power to suspend the order] provided also, that if the physician, surgeon, or apothecary, by whom any such person shall be examined, shall certify in writing that he is not in a fit state to be removed, the removal of such person shall be suspended until the same or some other physician, surgeon, or apothecary shall certify in writing that such person is fit to be removed ; Certificate of removability] and every such physician, surgeon, and apothecary, is required to give such last-mentioned certificate so soon as in his judgment it ought to be given. SECTION L. Penalties on medical officers, overseers, Sc., omitting to give notice as aforesaid,] And be it enacted, That if any medical officer of any union or parish as aforesaid shall omit, for more than three days after obtaining knowledge of any charge¬ able pauper being deemed to be lunatic as aforesaid, to give such notice thereof as is hereinbefore required, or if any overseer or relieving officer as afore¬ said shall omit, for more than three days after obtaining knowledge of any chargeable pauper or other person not chargeable being deemed to be lunatic as aforesaid, to give notice thereof to a justice as aforesaid ; or if any constable, overseer, or relieving officer, shall omit to apprehend and take such wandering person deemed to be lunatic as aforesaid, such medical officer, overseer, relieving officer, or constable, as the case may be, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of ten pounds. G