Lunacy law for medical men / by Charles Mercier, M.B.

  • Mercier, Charles Arthur, 1852-1919.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Lunacy law for medical men / by Charles Mercier, M.B. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LUNACY LAW FOR MEDICAL MEN INTRODUCTION There are three occasions on which a medical man may be brought into contact with the law in dealing, in the course of his profession, with persons who are, or are alleged to be, insane. The commonest occasion is the management of an insane patient; the next com- monest occasion is when the question of testamentary, disposing or contracting capacity arises ; the least common is when the question of the responsibility of a criminal has to be determined. *** The references at the ends of the paragraphs in Part II are to the Lunacy Act, 1890, and to the Rules made under the Act by the Commissioners in Lunacy.