Forty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, submitted, in terms of their charter, to general meeting of contributors, 12th January, 1860.

  • Glasgow Royal Lunatic Asylum
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1860
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Credit: Forty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, submitted, in terms of their charter, to general meeting of contributors, 12th January, 1860. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 4.—Showing the Length of Residence in the Asylum Under 2 Weeks, // 1 Month, ff 2 Months, // 3 // 4 n 5 rr 6 // 7 /f 8 ft 9 n 1 Year, . '/ 2 Years,. // 3 // // 4 ff . » 5 n . Total, Females. Total. 0 ... 1 0 ... 1 5 ... 8 2 ... 8 9 ... 19 5 ... 7 4 ... 7 3 ... 9 3 ... 5 . 1 ... 2 ... 3 . 1 ... 1 ... 2 . 2 ... 5 ... 7 . 1 ... 2 ... 3 . 1 ... 0 ... 1 . 1 ... 0 ... 1 . 41 ... 41 ... 82 of those Cured. Males. 1 1 6 10 2 3 6 2 Table 5.—Showing the Causes of Insanity in those Cured. Bodily Disease,..... Males . 1 Females. Total. ... 1 ... 2 Destitution, ..... . 1 ... 1 .. 2 Fright, ...... . 3 ... 2 .. 5 Grief, ...... . 0 ... 5 .. 5 Hereditary, ..... . 6 ... 4 .. 10 Intemperance, ..... . 9 ... 10 .. 19 Jealousy, ...... . 0 ... 1 1 Lactation,...... . 0 ... 3 .. 3 Masturbation, ..... . 4 ... 0 .. 4 Menstrua] Disorder, .... . 0 1 .. 1 Over-Study, . . . . . 1 ... 0 1 Paralysis, ....*. Pecuniary Losses, .... 1 ... 0 1 . 0 ... 1 1 Politics, ...... 1 ... 0 1 Previous Insanity, .... . 4 ... 3 .. 7 Puerperal State, .... Religious Excitement, . 0 ... 2 .. 2 . 1 1 .. 2 Reverses in Business, 1 0 .. 1 Syphilis, ...... 1 ... 0 .. 1 Unascertained, ..... . 6 ... 6 .. 12 Want of Employment, . 1 ... 0 1 1 * I ^
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