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Memories of madness: the County of Lancaster Asylum, Rainhill, 1890

Rehabilitation & Special Care Directorate, Rathbourne Hospital, Mill Lane, Liverpool L13 4AW

An account of the thoughts of a fictional Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) on duty at the County of Lancaster Asylum, Rainhill in 1890 is given. It is based on the contemporary case records and other literary sources and is as factually accurate as possible. However, any similarity to persons living or dead is coincidental and unintentional.