The First Act for Regulating Madhouses, Enacted in England, Was

question 18

Multiple Choice

The first Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:

• A)promote public sympathy for the mentally ill.
• B)improve the deplorable conditions of mental institutions.
• C)provide jobs for poor people confined to madhouses.
• D)reduce crime by removing unstable people from the streets.

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