'Living with insanity': narratives of poverty, pauperism and sickness in the nineteenth century asylum

Smith, C. A. (2009) 'Living with insanity': narratives of poverty, pauperism and sickness in the nineteenth century asylum. Invited Presentation presented to: Centre for the History of Medicine Seminar, University of Birmingham, 22 October 2009. (Unpublished)

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Presentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Insanity, family sickness, Northampton General Lunatic Asylum
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV4023 Poor in cities. Slums D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA670 Local history and description > DA670.N7 Northamptonshire R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC450 Psychiatric hospitals R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R131 History of medicine. Medical expeditions
Creators:	Smith, Catherine A
Funders or Sponsors:	Wellcome Trust
Projects:	Representing insanity: an examination of letters written to the Finance Committee of the Northampton General Lunatic Asylum 1850-1876
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date:	22 October 2009
Date Type:	Presentation
Event Title:	Centre for the History of Medicine Seminar
Event Dates:	22 October 2009
Event Location:	University of Birmingham
Event Type:	Other
Language:	English
Status:	Unpublished
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2243

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