Third annual report of the directors and physician of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics : with an appendix, containing Dr. Robertson's report and list of office-bearers.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
Date:
1830
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Credit: Third annual report of the directors and physician of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics : with an appendix, containing Dr. Robertson's report and list of office-bearers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    owing for the most part their origin to, and de¬ riving their chief support from the fluctuating and precarious contributions of public charity; but, on the contrary, have been furnished with resources so ample as to enable them to com- plete and conduct an establishment on an exten¬ sive and splendid scale, with all the modern improvements. Opening the Institution under these favourable auspices, the Directors had no doubt that its advantages required only to be known to excite public attention, and enable them to promote, in a suitable manner, the hu¬ mane pur]3oses for which it was established. Fortunately these expectations have now been fully realized : During the past year, the esta¬ blishment has not only risen materially in pub¬ lic estimation, but increased greatly in useful¬ ness, furnishing a comfortable retreat to many afflicted with insanity, and the best means hi¬ therto devised for promoting their recovery and restoring them to the situation they formerly filled in society. This result is naturally highly gratifying to the feelings of the Directors and Physician ; but they disclaim all pretensions to peculiar per¬ sonal merit, being satisfied that the praise must be ascribed almost entirely to the philanthropy of the munificent Founder of the Institution. The success which has attended the .Asylum during its progress, is indeed matter of little