Going Mad in Victorian Rotherham |
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| Author:
| Drinkall, Margaret |
| Editor:
| Drinkall, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9840-8182-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.89 |
Book Description:
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The Victorian period was no time to be going mad in Rotherham, or anywhere else. People suffering mental health issues would simply be locked away in the lunatic wards of the local workhouse, or sent away to an asylum. Both were fearsome places, especially at a time when a diagnosis was often made in the street, and most mental health problems were blamed on alcohol.As a result there were cases of murder, terrible brutality from asylum and workhouse staff and many suicides in...
More DescriptionThe Victorian period was no time to be going mad in Rotherham, or anywhere else. People suffering mental health issues would simply be locked away in the lunatic wards of the local workhouse, or sent away to an asylum. Both were fearsome places, especially at a time when a diagnosis was often made in the street, and most mental health problems were blamed on alcohol.As a result there were cases of murder, terrible brutality from asylum and workhouse staff and many suicides in Rotherham. The cases in this book, actually happened, on the very roads and streets that people still walk today.