Fiftieth annual report of the Northampton County Mental Hospital at Berry Wood, near Northampton, for the year ended December 31st, 1926 : with a statement of income and expenditure during the year ended 31st March 1927.

  • Northampton County Mental Hospital
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[1927]
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Credit: Fiftieth annual report of the Northampton County Mental Hospital at Berry Wood, near Northampton, for the year ended December 31st, 1926 : with a statement of income and expenditure during the year ended 31st March 1927. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in places) have been dealt with, and we understand the re¬ decoration of the wards—much needed in places—the lighting of outside staircases and other matters will be taken in hand as soon as the installation of electric light, which is in process throughout the building, has been completed. Except for a certain amount of disarray or disorder in some wards caused by this work the rooms were throughout in good order and the patients who were neatly and tidily clad appeared to us to be tactfully supervised and, where nursing was necessary, they were in receipt of all proper attention and care. The gratings in the single rooms and the redecoration of the laundry have been done and we noted with pleasure the very great improvement effected in regard to facilities for viewing bodies of deceased patients by their friends, in the addition of a suitable mortuary Chapel which, when duly furnished and suitably ornamented, will, we feel satisfied, ^ be fully appreciated by those who have occasion to visit. Since February 10th, 1926, there have been 117 admissions and, as a result of the changes which have occurred amongst the patients, including action under S.25 of the Lunacy Act in regard to 8 and under S.79 as to 15, there are on the books 441 males and 492 females, all of whom are in residence. We are glad to see that, the advantage of trial in testing a patient's fitness for non-institutional life is appreciated and that money allowances appear to have been granted in suitable cases. There are 63 Private Patients, of whom 45 are classed as “ Service ” and 273 out County patients of whom all but two are from the Borough of Northampton. Full parole is allowed to 20 male patients and 10 men and 15 women have a more limited privilege within the estate, one male and three female wards being administered on the open door system.
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