HC Deb 01 August 1904 vol 139 c259
MR. WHITMORE (Chelsea)

To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the case of R. S. Clarke and others, tried at last assizes at Guildford on the 19th instant, and to the finding of the jury that they were of opinion that the Horton Lunatic Asylum had been grossly mismanaged, and that the conduct of the persons responsible for the administration of the asylum should be at once seriously inquired into; and whether he proposes to take any action in the matter.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Akers-Douglas.) My right hon. friend has asked me to answer this Question. I am informed by the Lunacy Commissioners that the matter is receiving careful consideration, and that they are awaiting the report of a sub-committee appointed by the Asylums Committee of the London County Council to inquire into the question.