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Idiocy, Imbecility and Insanity in Victorian Society: Caterham Asylum, 1867–1911 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective)

Stef Eastoe

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Description:This book explores the understudied history of the so-called 'incurables' in the Victorian period, the people identified as idiots, imbeciles and the weak-minded, as opposed to those thought to have curable conditions. It focuses on Caterham, England's first state imbecile asylum, and analyses its founding, purpose, character, and most importantly, its residents, innovatively recreating the biographies of these people. Created to relieve pressure on London's overcrowded workhouses, Caterham opened in September 1870. It was originally intended as a long-stay institution for the chronic and incurable insane paupers of the metropolis, more commonly referred to as idiots and imbeciles. This purpose instantly differentiates Caterham from the more familiar, and more researched, lunatic asylums, which were predicated on the notion of cure and restoration of the senses. Indeed Caterham, built following the welfare and sanitary reforms of the late 1860s, was an important feature of the Victorian institutional landscape, and it represented a shift in social, medical and political responsibility towards the care and management of idiot and imbecile paupers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Idiocy, Imbecility and Insanity in Victorian Society: Caterham Asylum, 1867–1911 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective). To get started finding Idiocy, Imbecility and Insanity in Victorian Society: Caterham Asylum, 1867–1911 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book explores the understudied history of the so-called 'incurables' in the Victorian period, the people identified as idiots, imbeciles and the weak-minded, as opposed to those thought to have curable conditions. It focuses on Caterham, England's first state imbecile asylum, and analyses its founding, purpose, character, and most importantly, its residents, innovatively recreating the biographies of these people. Created to relieve pressure on London's overcrowded workhouses, Caterham opened in September 1870. It was originally intended as a long-stay institution for the chronic and incurable insane paupers of the metropolis, more commonly referred to as idiots and imbeciles. This purpose instantly differentiates Caterham from the more familiar, and more researched, lunatic asylums, which were predicated on the notion of cure and restoration of the senses. Indeed Caterham, built following the welfare and sanitary reforms of the late 1860s, was an important feature of the Victorian institutional landscape, and it represented a shift in social, medical and political responsibility towards the care and management of idiot and imbecile paupers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Idiocy, Imbecility and Insanity in Victorian Society: Caterham Asylum, 1867–1911 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective). To get started finding Idiocy, Imbecility and Insanity in Victorian Society: Caterham Asylum, 1867–1911 (Mental Health in Historical Perspective), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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