Thirty-fourth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1861.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
Date:
1861
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Credit: Thirty-fourth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1861. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IV.—DEATHS DURING 1860-61. Males. 6 Females 4 Total. 10 1.—Age at death. Between 30 and 40 years, 1 0 1 5) 4:0 55 50 ••• ••• 1 1 2 57 O0 55 (j 0 55 ... • • • 0 1 1 ,, 60 „ 70 ,, 3 2 0 5 ,, 80 ,, 90 ,, 1 1 2.—Cause of Death. Broncho-Pneumonia, acute typhoid, 0 1 1 Convulsions in course of chronic Mania, 0 1 1 Exhaustion in course of General Paralysis, 2 0 2 ,, Mania : senile, 0 1 1 Exhaustion senile : associated with apoplectic 0 clot and diseased kidneys, 1 1 Exhaustion senile : aggravated by abstinence, 1 0 1 Rupture of Ileum : foecal extravasation : Peri- tonitis : enteritis, 1 0 1 Tuberculosis, acute, 1 1 2 3.—Duration of Residence in Asylum. Between l and 2 weeks, 1 0 1 ,, 1 and 6 months, 1 1 2 ,, 1 ,, 2 years, 2 1 3 ,, 5 ,,10 ,, ... ... ... 1 0 1 ,, 10 ,,12 ,, ... ... 0 1 1 90 30 5 7 \j 5 j t/v 55 ••• ••• 1 1 2 4.—Form of Insanity. Dementia, 1 2 3 General Paralysis, 2 0 2 Mania, chronic, 0 1 1 Melancholia, ... 2 1 3 Monomania, 1 0 1 The Deaths constitute 15*38 per cent, of the discharges, [includ¬ ing deaths.] 16*12 ,, of the admissions, 4*97 ,, of the mean daily number of Patients under treatment. 3*74 ,, of the total number under treatment during the year.