PERSONS APPLYING FOR THE ADMISSION OF PATIENTS INTO BETHLEM HOSPITAL.

All lunatics who are not disqualified by the following regulations may

be admitted into this hospital at all seasons of the year, and will

be provided with every thing necessary for their complete recovery,

provided the same can be effected within twelve months from the time

of their admission, upon payment of £2, if the patient is sent by

relatives or friends; and of £4 if such patient is a parish pauper, or

has received alms or support from any public body or community; which

sums of £2 and £4 are not returnable, unless the patient dies or is

discharged within one month after admission, nor in any case where

deception has been practised upon the hospital by a false statement.

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