Reports for the year 1871 / St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics.

  • Saint Luke's Hospital for Lunatics (London, England)
Date:
[1872]
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Credit: Reports for the year 1871 / St. Luke's Hospital for Lunatics. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tlie year 1871 sliews many alterations made in the Wards and Building for the comfort and recreation of the Patients; yet, there are still portions of the building to which we would draw your attention, these are the Wing Wards on either side. We trust that your Committee will soon find it in their j)owcr to make these Wards more comfortable. The year has again gone by without a case of suicide. Towards the end of the year 1870, your Medical Superinten¬ dent instituted weekly amusements in the j)lace of those of less frequent occurrence, and each week was looked forward to eagerly by the Patients for its dance, its reading, or its concert; these are still continued, and have been a]3preciated to the fullest extent. Two of the Commissioners in Lunacy made their usual annual investigation into the state of the Patients and Hospital in November last, and were pleased to intimate their approbation of its condition. We would suggest that some steps should be taken to make the fact more generally known that this Hospital is open to Students desirous of making themselves acquainted with the nature and treatment of Insanity. We have the honor to be. My Loeds, Ladies, and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servants, HENEY MONEO, M.H. WM. WOOD, M.H. EEGINALD EAGEE, M.H. Med. Sup, January^ 1872.