The twenty-third annual report of the committee of visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch : January quarter session, 1874 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum].

  • London (England). County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch.
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[1874]
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Credit: The twenty-third annual report of the committee of visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch : January quarter session, 1874 / [Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the year—one of a male, the other of a female. Inquests were held in each case, and in the verdicts returned by the Coroner’s juries, no blame was attached to any person for the occurrences. The verdicts were as follow, viz :— 1. “ Edward Wise, strangulation by hanging u whilst' in a state of unsound mind.” 2. u Mary Milton, suicide by strangulation with a u ligature composed of two pieces of string tied round “ the neck.” The changes in the staff of Subordinate Officers have been somewhat less than in former years, and the Com¬ mittee have on the whole been pleased with their general behaviour. Dr. Balfour, one of the Assistant Medical Officers in the Female Department, resigned upon his receiving the appointment of Medical Superintendent of the Imbecile Asylum at Hampstead; and Dr. Gentle, the other Assistant Medical Officer in the Female Department, on account of impaired health. Drs. Dyer and Skelton have been appointed successors to the above-named gentlemen, and they have proved themselves well qualified for their appointments. The Committee announce with sincere regret the approach¬ ing retirement of Miss Builder, their highly esteemed Matron, who has for some time past been suffering from the effects of a severe illness, which in 1870 rendered her for some months totally incapable of doing- duty of any kind. Miss Builder has now stated that she feels herself unfit longer to perform the duty, and has tendered her resignation; but for the convenience of the Institution she