Seventeenth annual report, for 1875 / Sussex County Lunatic Asylum, Haywards Heath.

  • Sussex County Lunatic Asylum (Haywards Heath, England)
Date:
1876
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Credit: Seventeenth annual report, for 1875 / Sussex County Lunatic Asylum, Haywards Heath. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE CHAPLAIN’S SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. Seventeenth The Chaplain desires to present to the Committee his cus- Annual Report. tomary Report for the year. Sunday and other Services. Daily Prayers. Administration of Holy Com¬ munion. Library. The Services on the Sundays and on Christmas Day and Good Friday, have been held in the Chapel, Dining Halls, and Female Infirmary, as arranged by the Committee in the beginning of the year. Portions of Holy Scripture and Morning Prayers have been read daily after the patients’ breakfasts in the dining halls, except when suspended during the repairs of the halls. Holy Communion has been administered in the Chapel and to the sick from time to time, as in past years. The Library for the household, and the books in the wards have continued to be appreciated, and to afford much interest to many persons. The Chaplain has visited the wards and workshops, &c., on the prescribed days, and on other occasions when it seemed desirable. • * Commemoration. The Commemoration Festival falling on a Sunday, the Service was read, and the Sermon preached by the Chaplain. 81 Burials and 38 Removals of the Dead have taken place during the year. The Chaplain desires to express his sense of the support afforded him by the various members of the Staff in the execution of his duties in the Asylum. Visits, &c. Burials and Removals. Conclusion. (Signed), THOMAS E. CRALLAN, M.A., Chaplain. Haywards Heath, Dec. 31st, 1875.