Report of the Committee of Visitors, and fourteenth annual report of the medical superintendent, of the asylum for the insane poor of the County of Wilts / Wiltshire County Lunatic Asylum.

  • Wiltshire County Asylum.
Date:
1865
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors, and fourteenth annual report of the medical superintendent, of the asylum for the insane poor of the County of Wilts / Wiltshire County Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The necessity for this advance has mainly arisen from the continued high cost of provisions and from the great increase in the price of textile fabrics and of almost all articles of clothing, consequent on the prolonged war in the United States. In conclusion, the Medical Superintendent expresses his obligation to the Committee of Visitors for their continued confidence and aid in the discharge of his duties. (Signed) Conclusion. JOHN THURNAM, M.D.