Centralization dreaded as an evil, 187.--Importance of a central and
independent body to the interests of the insane, 188, 192.--Want of
power in the hands of Commissioners, 188.--Reasons for a central
Board, 189.--More frequent visitation of asylums desired, 190.--Value
of Commissioners' opinion on lunatic cases, 190.--Inquiries of
Commissioners respecting the payment for patients, 190.--Divided
authority of Commissioners and Magistrates in the case of private
asylums, 191.--Anomaly of this state of things, 191.--Lunacy
Commissioners too few, 192.--Magistrates not effectual as asylum
visitors, 193.--Jurisdiction of the Commission should be the same
throughout the country, 193.--Licensing powers of magistrates,
194.--Duties of office of Masters in Lunacy, 194.--Commissioners
should visit all lunatics, whether Chancery or not, 195.--Proposed
division of Lunacy Commission, 195, 198.--Advantages of the division
proposed, 196.--Reasons for increasing Commission, 196.--Want of
Commissioners' supervision of lunatics in gaols, 197.--Inadequacy of
the present number of Commissioners, 197.--Appointment of Assistant
Commissioners, 198.
CHAP. XI.--OF SOME PRINCIPLES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC LUNATIC
ASYLUMS.
Principles of construction in general use, 199.--Authorities on asylum
construction, 200.--Examination of the 'ward system,' 200.--Sketch of
the conditions of life in a 'ward,' 201.--Disadvantages of the
arrangements, 201.--The arrangements of a ward vary widely from those
of ordinary life, 202.--Day and night accommodation should be quite
separate, 203.--Advantages of this plan, 204.--Salubrity, warming, and
ventilation promoted, 205.--Economy resulting therefrom, 205.--Means
of communication facilitated, 206.--Supervision facilitated,
207.--Classification improved, 207.--Domestic arrangements
facilitated, 208.--Management facilitated, 209.--A smaller staff of
attendants required, 210.--The cost of construction diminished,
210.--Objections to a third story removed, 211.