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The (un)dress of the mad poor in England, c.1650—1850. Part 2

University of Newcastle, jonathan.andrews{at}ncl.ac.uk

The second part of this paper assesses how far the dominant imager y of the (un)dress of the mad poor, found in the literar y, medical and representational sources discussed in Part 1, corresponds with actual conditions and provisions for the poor insane as revealed in institutional and documentar y sources. This is necessarily attempted through a selective sample of sources, in particular clothing procurement for the poor insane as chronicled in parochial records. More especially, the documentar y accuracy of prevailing cultural representations is assessed through a case study of the records of Bethlehem (or `Bedlam'/Bethlem) Hospital, the archetypal English madhouse.

Key Words: Bethlem • clothing • history • lunatic • madness • nakedness • parish • poverty • provision • (un)dress • visitors

History of Psychiatry, Vol. 18, No. 2, 131-156 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X06067246


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