Mental Health, Social Policy and the Law
- ISBN-10
- 134907439X
- ISBN-13
- 9781349074396
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985-06-18
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- Tom Butler
Description
Lancaster. in. 1847." In. the. first. six. months of 1846, there were 62 private patients and 333 pauper patients from 45 unions and parishes at Haydock Lodge. Of these, 146 died from a variety of causes in a six-month period.
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