1 janv. 1877 - 1) Select Committee on the Operation of the Lunacy Law, so far as it Reads Security afforded by it Against Violations of Personal Liberty 2) Inspection of the Metropolitan Asylums Commissioned by The Lancet

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In 1877, a parliamentary Select Committee was set up to enquire into the workings of the lunacy laws, with particular emphasis on the security afforded against the violation of personal liberty. Also in the same year, a Committee was appointed by the Lancet to report on the care and cure of the insane.