Eleventh annual report of the county & city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1864
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Credit: Eleventh annual report of the county & city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of Lord Coventry, at the price of £53. 15s., being i?100. an acre. A conveyance was taken under the provisions of tbe last Lunatic Asylums Act, and your Committee caused the land to be fenced ; but when application wTas made for its consecration, the inhabitants of Powick much wished to have it made part of the Parish Church-yard of Powick, and con¬ secrated for all purposes, to which your Committee saw no objection, if it could be legally done ; but, on consulting counsel, your Committee were advised that it could not be so. Lord Coventry and the parishioners are very anxious that means should yet be taken for the purpose, and your Com¬ mittee are willing to forward their views by cancelling the Deed of Conveyance, with the consent of all parties, and becoming large contributors to the cost (instead of being the purchasers) which the aforesaid Act fully authorizes. Your Committee have requested Lord Coventry’s agent to satisfy them on this point. It must be a matter of indifference to the Asylum either way, as the Institution will always have the right to inter the Patients in the Church-yard. The hardship on the Parish was, that the Institution was using up their Church¬ yard without taking steps to add to it. 3rd.—The outstanding liabilities mentioned at folio 17. Our expression of confidence in our last Keport, that during the year all outstanding liabilities would be discharged, and the weekly pay reduced, has been fully realized. We have now much pleasure in stating that all outstanding tradesmen’s bills have been discharged, that we have a cash balance in hand sufficient to carry on the business, that we have reduced the weekly pay from ten to nine shillings, and we hope during the ensuing year to make a further reduction. Dr. Hunt, the Assistant Superintendent, having procured another situation, left the Asylum in February last. It is due to him to say that he took with him those high testimonials of Dr. Sherlock and your Committee, which his good conduct
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