Thirteenth annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1866
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Credit: Thirteenth annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ and the beautiful view of the hills surrounding the Asylum, “ and whenfgrown up might be dangerous to the patients, in “ case they should—as is probable—climb up them. “We agree to the removal of the posts and wires in JSTo. 5 “ Airing Court, but think a skittle alley there for the patients “ will bejpreferable to making more walks. “ As a shoe room does not appear to us to be absolutely “ required, we postpone the consideration of that subject. “We have already- deliberately considered the subject “ of Mackintosh covers without a blanket being placed between “ them and the patient’s body, and adhere to our opinion already “ expressed, and refer the Commissioners to Dr. Sherlock’s “ report on that subject, dated the 9th January last, wdiich w as “ forwarded to the Commissioners on the following day by our “ Clerk. “ TheDommissioners’ suggestions as to brown or unbleached “ sheets to be adopted, at present ; the Committee, however, “ think that the subject is not material. Tt is clear to us that “ no untrue idea has been intended to be given. “ The Committee think that a division of the Dead House, “ except by a curtain, would destroy it ; that a curtain should “ be furnished, and some articles of furniture should be put “ there.” At our September meeting. Dr. Sherlock made his report as to old and other patients^ upon which we entered the following- minute upon our book :— “ Dr. Sherlock has made a return of male patients above 60 “ years of age, and shown that of that number 18 are not likely “ to survive long ; and a list of patients pnder 60 years of age, “ w’ho also are in such a state as not to be likely to live long, “ amounting to 28, making together 46 males; the Committee “ are of opinion that the consideration of new building may bo “ properly postponed, more especially as there is a reduction of “ male patients, to the extent of 6, since the last meeting.” Thus it will be seen thatjyour Committee have been anxious to delay, and, if possible, altogether avoid, the erection of new buildings for male patients, and they thought it probable that by this time they might have been enabled to report the same to be unnecessary; but they much regret that the urgency of the case seems to increase.
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