8 , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁County ▁As yl um ▁Act s . ▁The ▁L un acy ▁Act ▁itself ▁was ▁am ended ▁several ▁times ▁after ▁its ▁conception . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁version ▁written ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁versions ▁were ▁actually ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁County ▁As yl ums ▁Act . ▁▁ ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁acts ▁together ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁cons olid ated ▁L un acy ▁Law ▁in ▁England . ▁However , ▁no ▁legisl ation ▁has ▁ever ▁combined ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁L un acy ▁Law . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁acts ▁were ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁L un acy ▁Law ▁in ▁England ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁repe aled ▁by ▁the ▁L un acy ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Children ▁and ▁the ▁L un acy ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁When ▁the ▁L un acy ▁Act ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁questions ▁raised ▁about ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁children ▁in ▁poor ▁mental ▁health . ▁Ins ane ▁children ▁were ▁more ▁common ▁than ▁is ▁commonly ▁appreciated . ▁The ▁confusion ▁arose ▁because ▁the ▁Act ▁gave ▁no ▁age ▁limits ▁on ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁as yl ums . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁ins pe ctions ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁L un acy ▁Commission ▁involved ▁inspect ing ▁work h ouses ▁where ▁the ▁Commission ▁would ▁often ▁find ▁ment ally ▁un