Report of the York Lunatic Asylum, for the year ending December 31, 1873.

  • York Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1874
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Credit: Report of the York Lunatic Asylum, for the year ending December 31, 1873. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I have had every reason to be satisfied with the general conduct of the attendants and servants, many of whom have been for long peiiods in your service. Thus four have been here from 20 to 40 years; seven from 5 to 12 ; and seven from 2 to 5. In view of this fact it is very gratifying to be able to record here that you have been pleased to offer continued and aug¬ mented inducements to long and efficient service, by a general increase and a progressive subsequent advance in the whole of the wages of the attendants and domestic servants. The only exception which occurred in an otherwise satis¬ factory year of service, was in the case of a person who, having been engaged as night nurse with a satisfactory charac¬ ter from another Asylum, was discovered, after a short service, to have stolen articles of clothing belonging to patients. She was brought before the magistrates, and by them convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour. It remains for me, in conclusion, but to thank the Com¬ mittee for another year of courtesy and confidence. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, FEEDEKICK NEEDHAM, M.D., Medical Superintendent. To the Committee of the York Asylum.
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