Thirtieth report of the Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum : for the year 1881.

  • Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1882?]
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Credit: Thirtieth report of the Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum : for the year 1881. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    within 12 months of admission, in 21 of whom, over a third, the admission and death took place the same year 1881, some only surviving their removal to the Asylum a few days or a few weeks. More than a third of those who died were in advanced years, from 55 to 77 years of age. The Average age at death was 49 years. In 1880 it was 51, and in 1879 it was 46. The youngest who died was 19 years of age. With regard to the causes of death, ascertained by post-mortem exa¬ mination in all except 2 cases, being 96 per cent, of the deaths, the chief cause of death, after Cerebral diseases, was General Paralysis* The diseases of the nervous system account for 88 deaths, being more than two-thirds of the total mortality, leaving 15 due to other causes, of which number Pulmonary Consumption accounts for 7> Pleurisy and Pneumonia 4, and Heart-disease the remaining 4. There has been one Inquest during the year, in the case of S. J. who died on 14th December, from Cerebral Concussion Congestion and Effusion, with fracture at base of Skull consequent on injuries and a fall inflicted by a Patient or Patients on the 28th November. The Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury was to the effect that the death of S. J. was caused by an Epileptic Patient W. S. who was “not of sound mind, memory and understanding,” and that it was done “ not feloniously nor of his malice aforethought.” Particulars of this case are given in the Report of the Commissioners in Lunacy, which is printed in front of the Annual Report. During the past year deputations from four Boards of Guardians, Chesterfield, Derby, Basford, and Burton-on-Trent, visited the Patients in the Asylum chargeable to their Unions. There has been an addition to the Staff of two Supernumerary- Attendants, one for each division, as suggested by the Lunacy Commissioners, to take the place of those who are off duty, absent on leave or ill. The proportion of Attendants to Patients (excluding Chief and Night-Attendants) is now 1 to 11 in Male division, and 1 to 11^ in Female division. If the Chief-Attendants are included, the proportion is a little higher, viz :—1 t© 101 for Male and 1 to 11
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