Report, together with the minutes of evidence, and an appendix of papers, from the committee appointed to consider of provision being made for the better regulation of Madhouses in England
[COMMITTEE ON MADHOUSES IN ENGLAND]
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[3], xii, 399pp, [1]. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt. Very lightly rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. The first edition of an extensive report on the regulation of 'madhouses' in England, ordered for printing by the House of Commons in July 1815, and arranged by James Birch Sharpe (b.1789). The enquiries are extensive, and the results conclusive - the Committee suggests with 'the utmost confidence' that 'there are not in the country a set of Being more immediately requiring the protection of the Legislature' than those housed in these institutions. The primary locations discussed comprise York asylum (later Bootham Park Hospital), Bethlem, Nottingham Asylum, The Retreat at York, St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, and Hoxton House. Throughout the volume, a great deal of conspiracy and corruption among the management of these institutions is observed: at York, is it noted that 'the deaths of 144 patients had actually been concealed'; at Hoxton, 'the floor was quite red with the effect of the urine'; and in Bethlem, many women were found 'naked, and chained on straw, with only one blanket for a covering'. Perhaps the most curious chapter is titled 'Naval Maniacs at Hoxton', which evaluates the management of Hoxton House, a hospital which from 1792 housed patients who had become insane after serving in the Royal Navy. At the time of writing, over 150 naval inmates, with 17 being considered 'naval maniacs', resided at Hoxton, with conditions observed as being inhumane, crowded, and understaffed. The men's naval status is even used to excuse their cramped conditions, with Dr. John Harness asserting that, in terms of space requirements, 'on board of ships of war a seaman is allowed only fourteen inches'. As the committee concludes, the management in such institutions was 'so reprehensible as.to subject the persons concerned, if it had been known, to criminal prosecutions.' Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # AQ18826
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Title: Report, together with the minutes of ...
Publisher: Reprinted for Baldwin, Cradock and Joy.and R. Hunter, London
Publication Date: 1815
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First edition.
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Report, together with the minutes of evidence, and an appendix of papers / from the Committee Appointed to Consider of Provision Being Made for the Better Regulation of Madhouses in England ; each subject of evidence arranged under its distinct head by J.B. Sharpe. 1815 [LeatherBound]
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Report, together with the minutes of evidence, and an appendix of papers, from the committee : appointed to consider of provision being made for the better regulation of madhouses in England (ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 11th July, 1815) : each subject of evidence arranged under its distinct head 1815 [LeatherBound]
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Report, Together With the Minutes of Evidence, and an Appendix of Papers, From the Committee: Appointed to Consider of Provision Being Made for the Better Regulation of Madhouses in England (ordered by the House of Commons, to Be Printed, 11th July, .
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Report, together with the minutes of evidence, and an appendix of papers, from the committee : appointed to consider of provision being made for the better regulation of madhouses in England (ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 11th July, 1815) : each subject of evidence arranged under its distinct head 1815 [Leather Bound]
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Report Together with the Minutes of evidence, and an Appendix of Papers, from the Committee Appointed to Consider of Provision Being Made for the Better Regulation of Madhouses in England
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Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London, 1815
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Modern cloth-backed marbled boards. Pages 257-304 washed. Seller Inventory # 011295
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