The report of the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum, from January 1, 1862, to December 31, 1862 : also, the state of the accounts for the year.

  • Northampton General Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1863
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Credit: The report of the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum, from January 1, 1862, to December 31, 1862 : also, the state of the accounts for the year. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ,oeen carried out at a trifling cost, under bis own superintendence the Institution has been saved a considerable expense! The great success which has attended the introduction of maehineiy tor the supply ot water from springs on our own ground, and tor carrying it up to the highest parts of the building, should also be noticed. When it is known that the total quantity of water in daily use at the Asylum is about 12,000 gallons, a supply which, at the lowest price now oflerecl by the Water Company at North¬ ampton, would have amounted to an annual charge upon their funds of £150, the Committee feel that the subject is one worthy of mention in their Report. ,The Farm has prospered, and has not only provided the inmates ot the establishment with healthy employment and recreation, but has proved a material source of profit. In conclusion, the Committee of Management beg very earnestly that the representations which they have now made of the success and well-doing of the establishment may be tested by personal observation . they believe that frequent visits from enlightened persons, capable of appreciating the efforts made within its walls for the alleviation of the greatest of all human ills, and of suggesting improvements and alterations, would be of very great use? They regret that the monthly visitors so seldom attend to the duties of their important office; and they take this opportunity of inviting the magistrates, both of the county and borough, to look in frequently, and see that the Committee of Management discharge efficiently the responsible office they have now contracted to undertake in behalf of the pauper lunatics. GEO. S. ROBINSON, Chairman. M M. SMYTH, Vice-Chairman.
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