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Luther V. Bell, et al.
(INSANITY) Annual Report of the Massachusetts General Hospital for the Year 1842
Includes the 25th Annual Report of the McLean Asylum for the Insane
$50
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40 pp. Removed from a larger volume, no stitching. Boston: James Loring, 1843. Annual report of the Massachusetts General Hospital, including a substantial section from the McLean Asylum for the Insane, authored and signed in type by Luther V. Bell, physician and superintendent. Details institutional conditions, patient statistics, and developments in mental health care in New England. A notable primary source reflecting mid-19th century attitudes toward psychiatric treatment and hospital administration. Light toning, stab holes at inner margin.
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