Sixty-fourth annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for 1916-17, and financial statements.

  • County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum (Powick)
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19176
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Credit: Sixty-fourth annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for 1916-17, and financial statements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPLAIN’S REPORT. County and City Asylum, Powick, Worcester. March 31st, 1917. To the Committee of Visitors. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have again the honour of submitting to you my Annual Report as Chaplain. The daily round of visiting the Wards has been carried on, and special attention given to the sick and dying. These visits are welcomed, and one hopes that there is comfort and cheer derived by the Patients. The Services held on Sundays and Wednesday mornings in the Chapel are evidently a source of real help, and the worship is marked by great reverence. To the Choir for their helpful and willing service a word of hearty thanks is given. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is administered once a month for the Patients, with an average attendance of 46, and for the Staff twice a month, with an average attend¬ ance of 25. The Harvest Thanksgiving Service was held on Sunday, October 8th, when a very helpful sermon was preached by the Rev. A. Linzee Giles, Vicar of Great Malvern. During the past year there have been 94 interments in the Cemetery. The number of Books issued from the Library has been 580. A grant was made by your Committee towards the purchase of additional volumes, which has helped to replenish the shelves, and has been much appreciated.