History
It was opened in March 1850 by John Elliotson, who was also its Treasurer, supported by a committee which included Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (Morning Post, 24 May 1850)
It was still there at the time of the 1851 census, with Thomas Capern as its Resident Superintendent and Secretary to the Mesmeric Society
It moved briefly to Fitzroy Square in 1853, but local opposition forced it to leave these premises and reopen in Weymouth Street (Morning Post, 18 June 1853; The Times, 2 May 1854)
It was still advertising in 1869 (The Times, 2 June 1869) but thereafter seems to have ceased to exist
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What was reforming about it?
Mesmerism was controversial and had ultimately been responsible for founder John Elliotson losing his job at University College and its Hospital
Supporters consider that Elliotson and his Infirmary pioneered the use of hypotism in medical operations
Where in Bloomsbury
It opened in March 1850 at 9 Bedford Street, but had left Bloomsbury by 1853, moving briefly to Fitzroy Square and then to Weymouth Street, where it remained for the rest of its short existence
Website of current institution
It no longer exists
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Books about it
Its annual reports were published; copies are held in the British Library and other academic libraries
Archives
None found
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