Fortieth annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1892, and financial statements, 1992-93.

  • County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1893
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Credit: Fortieth annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1892, and financial statements, 1992-93. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ‘‘ That on account of Dr. Cooke’s long and ‘‘efficient services, not only as its Physician, “but in the administration of the financial and “ general affairs of the Institution—duties which “have been greatly increased by the Lunacy “Act, 1890, as well as by the large increase of the “number of Patients under his charge—he is “entitled to be placed on an equality with “the Medical Superintendents of the Public “ Asylums of the Country, and that his Salary “be raised from £800 a year to £1,100 from “ the commencement of the present quarter.” The Committee are also glad again to be able to report favorably of the conduct of the Assistant Medical and other Officers of the Asylum, as well as that of the Attendants generally. 3.—During the year past one change has occurred in the Medical Staff. Mr. B. H. Norgate, wdio was appointed 3rd Assistant Medical Officer, in the month of April, 1891, and who, during the period he had filled that office, had discharged his duties to the entire satisfaction of your Committee, tendered his resignation in the month of September last upon his receiving the appointment of 2nd Assistant Medical Officer in one of the Kent County ilsylums. To fill the vacancy thus created your Committee appointed Dr. George W. P. Macnaughton as their 3rd Assistant Medical Officer ; Dr. Macnaughton entered upon his duties in the month of October last, and has so far discharged them very satisfactorily, and he promises to become a valuable and reliable officer. 1-—In the administrative department your Committee have with regret to report the loss of two very old and valuable officers—one by death, the other by permanent incapacity for the discharge of his duties through illness. Early in the year, Mr. John Paterson, who for some years had filled the Office of Chief Male Attendant with much credit to himself and with advantage to the Asylum, was taken seriously ill, and was rendered unable to discharge his duties, which were temporarily undertaken by Mr. Henry William Martin, one of the Charge Attendants. Mr. Paterson’s illness terminated in his death on the 27th Eebruary last, and Mr. Martin having satisfied the Committee by the manner in which he had discharged Air. Paterson’s duties temporarily that he would prove an efficient Officer, appointed him Chief Male Attendant in Mr. Paterson’s place. The Committee are glad to ^ say that so far Air. Alartin has justified the expectations which the Committee entertained. The other change to be noted is that in the Office of Asylum Clerk. In the month of October last, Mr. George Jenkins, who, on