Fifty-eighth annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for the 1910-11, and financial statements.

  • County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum (Powick)
Date:
1911
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Credit: Fifty-eighth annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for the 1910-11, and financial statements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    examinations were made in 87 per cent, of the deaths. As regards zymotic disease, it is noticeable that during the 15 months there have been only 4 cases of dysentery, only one of which was in a Male Patient, who had had previous attacks. This record compares very favourably with that of former years. There was a severe outbreak of Influenza in the months of January and February, in which several members of the staff, as well as Patients of both sexes, were attacked. There have also been two cases of Erysipelas on the Female side, and one of Typhoid and of Scarlet Fever respectively on the Male side. The serious injuries received by Patients com¬ prise the following :—A male Patient was wounded on the head and cheek by being attacked with a polisher by another Patient and a Female Patient in attempting to jump from a window sustained severe cuts on the arms. There were 7 cases of fractures of bones, 5 due to accidental falls, 1 (fracture of nasal bone) to a blow by a fellow Patient, whilst one man who was pushed down by a fellow Patient fractured both bones of the kg. The case books and records are well kept S. J. FRASER MACLEOD 4 Commissioners SIDNEY COUPLAND, ) in Lunacy.
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