Report Of The Select Committee To Which Was Referred The Memorial Of Dr. Saunders And Others - Softcover

New York . Legislature. Assembly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371627176 ISBN 13: 9780371627174

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Report Of The Select Committee To Which Was Referred The Memorial Of Dr. Saunders And Others: Asking For An Investigation Into The Causes Of The Death Of Norris Tarbell, At The State Lunatic Asylum At Utica. Transmitted To The Legislature, Apr. 16, 1860 In the following study, a government committee investigates the circumstances surrounding Norris Tarbell's death at the Utica State Lunatic Asylum. The report, prepared for the New York Assembly in 1860, examines the asylum's governance, medical treatment, and the events leading to Tarbell's death, drawing on coroner's testimony, coroner’s inquest records, and post-mortem findings. It discusses Tarbell's admission for acute mania, the sequence of events including a violent incident at a broker's auction, the transfer to Utica, and the care provided in the asylum, including resident physicians' observations and testimonies by attendants. The committee weighs three sources of evidence: Tarbell's statements, Madison County testimony before transfer, and Utica asylum clinicians' accounts. The document notes that while the injury evidence remains debated, the majority of testimony suggests no injuries occurred at the asylum and that Tarbell may have sustained injuries prior to admission. The report closes with recommendations emphasizing careful supervision of attendants and humane treatment of the mentally ill, alongside a detailed set of asylum rules intended to govern operations and ensure patient welfare.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371627176
• ISBN 13: 9780371627174
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194