Proceedings of the court of annual general session, for the County Palatine of Lancaster, Holden on the Twenty-fifth Day of June, 1829, with the reports of committees, the physician to the county lunatic asylum, the keepers of lancaster castle, and of the several houses of correction, and the papers and communications presented to the court...
Preston.
Printed by Addison, [1829].
8vo.
202pp, [12]. With a folding table. Original publisher's marbled wrappers. Lightly rubbed, some surface loss to spine. Short tear to centre of folding table, small worm-track to head of text-block, scattered spotting.
The second located copy of the 1829 edition of the annual report of the general session of the court of the County Palatine of Lancaster, including record of payments for the maintenance of the county lunatic asylum.
The Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum opened in 1816 following the 1808 County Asylums Act. Though conceived to accommodate approximately 160 patients, demand swiftly necessitated expansion of the site, resulting in a total capacity in excess of 600 by the mid-century. The Institution proved highly influential on the care of mentally ill patients, championing innovative treatments and abolishing abusive custodial practices including the use of mechanical restraints.
The accounts, overseen by treasurer Thomas Bainbridge, detail the expenses for the upkeep and expansion of the asylum from March, 1828 to March, 1829; these include £10 paid to 'The Keepers' for 'shaving the patients', £2 to W. and J. Rothery for 'printing', sand a year's salary, £157, for the asylum's first physician David Campbell (1749-1832).
OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy (BL).
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 33105
The Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum opened in 1816 following the 1808 County Asylums Act. Though conceived to accommodate approximately 160 patients, demand swiftly necessitated expansion of the site, resulting in a total capacity in excess of 600 by the mid-century. The Institution proved highly influential on the care of mentally ill patients, championing innovative treatments and abolishing abusive custodial practices including the use of mechanical restraints.
The accounts, overseen by treasurer Thomas Bainbridge, detail the expenses for the upkeep and expansion of the asylum from March, 1828 to March, 1829; these include £10 paid to 'The Keepers' for 'shaving the patients', £2 to W. and J. Rothery for 'printing', sand a year's salary, £157, for the asylum's first physician David Campbell (1749-1832).
OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy (BL).
