Thirty-first annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June 1858.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1858
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Credit: Thirty-first annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HI-—RECOVERIES—[Continued.] Males. Females. Total. I-—Form of Insanity. Dipsomania,. 3 0 3 Mania, Acute, . 2 3 5 „ d potu,, . 2 0 2 „ Puerperal, . 0 1 1 Melancholia,. 2 7 9 Monomania, 1 1 2 5.—Causes assigned. Accidental omission of Sacrament, ... 0 1 1 Blow on side by a ram, ... . Catamenial irregularities, 0 1 1 0 1 1 Death of relatives, 7 ••• ••• « • » 1 2 3 Disappointment in love, 0 1 1 Intemperance, . 6 0 6 Opposition to wishes by relatives, 0 1 1 Puerperal state, ... 0 1 1 Quarrels with neighbours, ... 0 1 1 Unknown causes, or none assigned, 2 3 5 ' Railway accident—loss of arm, 1 0 1 6- Duration of disease prior to admission. 1 week or under, 7 ••• • • • 0 0. 3 3 6 Between 1 week and 1 month, 0 3 3 „ 1 and 3 months, 4 4 8 » 3 )} 12 „ 2 2 4 „ 1 „ 2 years, . 1 0 1 7.—Duration of treatment in Asylum. 3 months or under, ... 2 4 6 Between 3 and 6 months, 1 2 3 » 6 „ 12 „ . 3 4 7 » 1 » 2 years, . 3 0 3 » 2 ,, 5 „ 1 2 3 S-—Periods of Recovery from 1827 to 1858, showing approximatively the relations of Season to the time of Recovery. January,. 12 24 36 February, . 12 17 29 March, * * ••• * • • • • ... 21 22 43