Letter from William Dawson to the Resident Medical Superintendent of Kilkenny, 29 November 1915 Letters 1916-1923 William Richard Dawson

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Letter from William Richard Dawson (1864-1950), the inspector of lunatics, to the Resident Medical Superintendent of Kilkenny. The letter is an instruction for the government to submit regulations to the asylum under section 9 sub section 6 of local Government Act (Ireland) 1898. William Richard Dawson was appointed HM inspector of lunatics in Ireland in 1911. During the Great War he served in the Royal Ambulance Medical Corps, gaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel, as a specialist in ‘nerve disease’ or shell shock to the troops in Ireland.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary’s Office Registered papers, CSO-RP-1916-5615-1119-3 https://letters1916.ie/item/5925 English William Richard Dawson 1915-11-29T00:00:00 The President Medical Superintendent, District Asylum, Kilkenny, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration World War I (1914-1918)

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 29 November, 1915 Sir, I am directed by the Inspectors to state that they have been instructed by Government to request that your Committee will kindly submit Regulations for the management of the Asylum in pursuance of sec— tion 9 (sub—section 6) of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898. I am Sir Your Obedient Servant, The Resident Medical Superintendent District Asylum KILKENNY The President Medical Superintendent, District Asylum, Kilkenny, Ireland Letter from William Dawson to the Resident Medical Superintendent of Kilkenny, 29 November 1915 William Richard Dawson Letter from William Dawson to Sir Matthew Nathan, 28 February 1916Letter from William Dawson to Sir Matthew Nathan, 25 February 1916Letter from William Dawson to Sir Matthew Nathan, 26 February 1916Letter from William Dawson to the Resident Medical Superintendent of Kilkenny, 29 November 1915