SIR,—In view of the strictures passed recently on the conduct
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]
of Mental Hospitals generally and of Licensed Houses par, ticularly, may I submit the enclosed unsolicited appreciation received on the 25th inst., suppressing names and addresses for obvious reasons ?
" I thank you for your letter of 21st inst. and we are very grateful for your kindness in performing for us the serious task of having— transferred. We shall ever be indebted to you for your many kind acts which your duties as Superintendent, in your lovely institution, did not call upon you to perform. Were it not for the circumstances which brought us in contact we should regard our meeting as a very pleasant episode in our lives. Your sympathy and help at all times helped us to bear much better the great sorrow which over- took us.
Will you kindly convey to your Staff, Sisters and Nurses, our sincere thanks for their kindness to us and the treatment which we saw given to our dear girl. We shall ever remember their little acts of kindness which didn't come within the scope of their duties which gave us great comfort when we saw how lovingly they looked after those who were not able to look after themselves."
I may state this was a most destructive and at times violent patient. Financial considerations necessitated her removal to Public Assistance care. I enclose my card.—Yours faithfully, M. D.
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