Lunacy practice : a practical guide for the certification and detention of persons of unsound mind / by William H. Gattie.

  • Gattie, William Herbert.
Date:
[1905?]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Lunacy practice : a practical guide for the certification and detention of persons of unsound mind / by William H. Gattie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    In the case of Paupers the arrangements for leave of absence are much the same as in the case of Private Patients, with the addition that in some instances where there is a financial difficulty in supporting a patient while away from the Asylum on such leave of absence, an allowance may be made by the Asylum Officials to the Patient which is in turn defrayed by the Parochial Authorities. In the event of a patient who is on leave and who has not subsequently been discharged, not returning to the Asylum before the expiration of the term for which leave of absence has been granted, he may be treated as an escaped lunatic, and for a period of 14 days from the date of the expiration of the leave of absence, is liable to be retaken by the Police or other authorities, and in the event of his absence for over 14 days, re-certification necessitating all the forms will be necessary for re-admission. Patients may be discharged from Institutions for the Insane InSSonf upon the Authority of the Petitioner, or the person who made the last payment for maintenance, and in the case of Pauper Patients by arrangement between the friends of the Lunatic and the Medical Superintendent of the Asylum, or by order of the Parochial Authorities. The Medical Superintendent of an Institution in which a person of unsound mind is detained, has the power to discharge the patient if he thinks it desirable, and he also has the power to cause further detention of a person of unsound mind, when from the nature of the case it may be deemed necessary.