Observations on the management of madhouses, illustrated by occurrences in the West Riding and Middlesex Asylums / by Caleb Crowther.

Date:
1838
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Credit: Observations on the management of madhouses, illustrated by occurrences in the West Riding and Middlesex Asylums / by Caleb Crowther. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    <: IT A P T E R XX. House fob the Director. Rem tibi quam nor is aptam dimittere noli. The house for the Director ought to be near, but not to form a part of, the building appropriated to the Insane. The separation of the residence of the Director will, in an economical point of view, be beneficial to the county; it will be advantageous to the patients, and tend to preserve the health of the Director and his family. This, I am aware, is contrary to the general opinion. It is commonly supposed, that when a Director resides in the Asylum, he will be more likely to be always at hand, and to have his eyes fixed more steadily upon the servants and keepers, than if he resided in a separate house. Experience, however, does not confirm this supposition; when the Director lives in the Asylum, his egress is carefully watched by both keepers and patients, and the vigilance and exertions of both are diminished during his