Edgar Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 3657361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edgar Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edgar |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
English pauper lunatics in the era of the old poor law
Many of those considered to be insane in the past were regarded as paupers and so came within the ambit of the poor law. Little work has yet been published on the ways in which the poor law dealt with the psychologically disturbed during the era of the old poor law ( c.1601–1834). The present paper outlines the old poor law which said very little about madness as a specific problem, with the general implication that they were to be dealt with in …
Variations in the official prevalence and disposal of the insane in England under the poor law, 1850-1900
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the vast majority of those recognized as insane were pauper insane. The local poor law officials and magistrates determined who was regarded as one of the pauper insane and what happened to them.This paper shows that there was considerable variation across England in the proportion of the population regarded as insane. Although most of the insane were committed to an asylum, a substantial minority (20…
Idiocy in the nineteenth century
Recovery from the passage of an iron bar through the head
'The Causes of Idiocy'
Handedness and the Pattern of Human Ability
The effect of ECT on memory and learning
The effect of ECT on memory and learning
Handedness and the Pattern of Human Ability
Recovery from the passage of an iron bar through the head
'The Causes of Idiocy'
Idiocy in the nineteenth century
Variations in the official prevalence and disposal of the insane in England under the poor law, 1850-1900
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the vast majority of those recognized as insane were pauper insane. The local poor law officials and magistrates determined who was regarded as one of the pauper insane and what happened to them.This paper shows that there was considerable variation across England in the proportion of the population regarded as insane. Although most of the insane were committed to an asylum, a substantial minority (20…
English pauper lunatics in the era of the old poor law
Many of those considered to be insane in the past were regarded as paupers and so came within the ambit of the poor law. Little work has yet been published on the ways in which the poor law dealt with the psychologically disturbed during the era of the old poor law ( c.1601–1834). The present paper outlines the old poor law which said very little about madness as a specific problem, with the general implication that they were to be dealt with in …
History (5 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Citation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · History of Medicine Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Lexicography and Language Studies (2 works) · Library science (2 works)