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The Surrey County Lunatic Asylum (Springfield) Early Years in the Development of an Institution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ian Lodge Patch
Ian Lodge Patch*
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Abstract

In the mid-19th century, the Commissioners in Lunacy continued the direction of the earlier reform movements, but depended upon local magistrates for the execution of their ideas. The early development of a single county asylum is described from its beginnings, as are some of the personalities involved.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 69 - 77
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Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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