Dated October, 1898.

Following the first 2 annual reports (January and December 1866), the Northern Counties' Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles was called the Royal Albert Asylum.

Consists of an illustration of the asylum, a list of legacies, a prospectus (John T. Hibbert, Edward Lawrence, Andrew Fairburn, James Diggens), list of trustees, presidents, officers and central committee members, a report of the general annual meeting at the asylum on 28 September 1898, the report of the central committee (John T. Hibbert, chairman), the report of the principal (James Diggens), the report of the medical superintendent (T. Telford Smith), cases of improvement, the auditor's report (W. G. Welch), financial and statistical statements (James Diggens, T. Telford Smith), extracts from speeches, list of clergymen and ministers, presents received, census of idiots and imbeciles, a list of places that inmates came from, a short article about Brunton House, Scotforth, Lancaster - the asylum's home for "special private pupils", illustrated with 2 views, and illustrations of the new south wing of the Royal Albert Asylum and the Storey Home for Feeble-Minded Girls.

Bound with reports covering 1896-97 to 1902-03 (published 1897-1903)