bury ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁from ▁its ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁The ▁L un acy ▁Commission ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁eleven ▁Metropolitan ▁Commission ers . ▁The ▁Commission ▁was ▁monument al ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁full - time ▁commission , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁sal ar ied ▁for ▁six ▁of ▁its ▁members . ▁The ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁that ▁were ▁full - time ▁and ▁sal ar ied ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁system ▁and ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁community . ▁The ▁other ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁were ▁all ▁honor ary ▁members ▁that ▁simply ▁had ▁to ▁attend ▁board ▁meet ings . ▁The ▁duty ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁was ▁to ▁establish ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Act . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁The ▁Act ▁established ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁in ▁L un acy ▁to ▁inspect ▁plans ▁for ▁as yl ums ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁( s . 3 ). ▁The ▁Act ▁required ▁as yl ums , ▁other ▁than ▁Beth lem ▁Hospital , ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Commission , ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁resident ▁phys ician ▁( s . 4 2 ). ▁Under ▁the ▁Act , ▁patients ▁lost ▁their ▁right ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁courts ▁to ▁challenge ▁their ▁det ention . ▁Det ention ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁commission ers ▁or ▁county ▁visitors . ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ▁had ▁many ▁roles