title: The Surrey County Lunatic Asylum (Springfield). Early years in the development of an institution.
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.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Patch
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom