Review of the Year 1925-26

The following is a short survey of the recent developments, legislative and administrative, affectingmental welfare work in general, and including matters especially concerning the Central Association. Broadly speaking, the year has been one of steady progress. The appointment of the Royal Commission on Lunacy and Mental Disorders testifies to the public interest taken in questions affecting the mental health of the nation, and to the increased sense of responsibility which has been aroused by various cases in connection with the certification and detention of the insane.