Printed Report of Sub-Committee established by the Committee of the Intended London Asylum for the Insane to obtain information on the state of the insane in their places of reception by Edward Wakefield, Chairman, 18 June 1814

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1814
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RET/8/2/4/2
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Printed Report of Sub-Committee established by the Committee of the Intended London Asylum for the Insane to obtain information on the state of the insane in their places of reception by Edward Wakefield, Chairman, 18 June 1814. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Describes range and types of places where insane are held; contrasts these with The Retreat; recommends a London Asylum to be set up on Retreat lines This Report was not for public circulation but only for those wanting to learn the proceedings of the Sub-Committee This copy was addressed to Dr Belcombe, physician to The Retreat

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1814

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Open and available at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. This material is being digitised by the Borthwick Institute for Archives as part of a Wellcome Trust funded project. Material that is digitised will be accessed freely online through the Wellcome Library catalogue.

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