Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the counties of Bedford, Hertford, & Huntingdon, called "The Three Counties Asylum," for the year ending the 31st of December, 1874 : with appendices.

  • Three Counties' Asylum (Arlesey, England)
Date:
1875
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the counties of Bedford, Hertford, & Huntingdon, called "The Three Counties Asylum," for the year ending the 31st of December, 1874 : with appendices. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX [A.] BE POET OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY, Three Counties Asylum, May 7th and 8th, 1874. There are 815 male, and 387 female Patients now on the Books, making a total of 702. Seven of each sex are at present absent on trial, and out of the above numbers 9 men and 34 women are received from the Holborn Union, at the weekly rate of 14s. The rate for the County Patients is now 10s. 6d. This Asylum was visited on the 25th September in last year, and since that time 43 men and 55 women have been admitted, 19 men and 80 women have been discharged, and 16 men and 27 women have died. Of those discharged, 41 are returned as having recovered. The assigned causes of death are such as are usual in Asylums. The rate of mortality is not high ; there have been no suicides or fatal casualties, and no inquest has been held. Post mortem examinations have been mado in 34 instances. All but 21 of the male and 51 of the female Patients were yesterday dining together in their respective Halls; and these exceptions chiefly consist of Infirmary Patients. Their behaviour was very good; and generally throughout both divisions there may be said to have been an absence of excite¬ ment and disorderly conduct. The dinner was of beef steak pie