Annual medical report of the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, at Barming Heath, Maidstone, for the year 1853-4, ending July 4th : presented to the Committee of Visitors, September 9, 1854 and to the Court of General Sessions, October 1854.

  • Kent County Lunatic Asylum
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1854
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Credit: Annual medical report of the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, at Barming Heath, Maidstone, for the year 1853-4, ending July 4th : presented to the Committee of Visitors, September 9, 1854 and to the Court of General Sessions, October 1854. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16 RECOVERIES. Number who recovered:—Men, 30; Women, 36; Total, 66. Table XII. Forms of Insanity and Duration on Admission in the Cases of Recovery distinguishing those Recoveries which were also Admissions of the Year. Recover¬ ies of Ad¬ missions of the Year. Recover- Total Recover¬ ies. Duration on Admission. Forms of Insanity. ies of pre¬ vious Ad¬ missions, 4 days to 1 mnth. 1 mth to 3 mths. 3 mths to 6 mths. 6 mths to 1 year.' I year to 3 years. c z £ '£■ O 3 Mean Duration. Months. M. F. T_ M. ’ F. T. M. F. T. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F, Acute Mania ... 23 22 45 being of the year’s 13 7 20 10 7 1 2 0? 0| do. of previous admissions... 10 15 25 5 7 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 11 u Chronic Mania.. 1 1 1 l 1 1< S? 24 Melancholia ... 6 13 19 being of the year’s do. of previous admissions... 3 9 12 ] 5 ,2 2 2 21 U 3 4 7 1 2 3 1 1 6 91 Dementia . 1 1 i *0 1 30 L Total . 16 16 32 14 20 34 30 36 66 18 19 1 10 3 4 — 1 2 1 '3 1 Table XIII. Forms of Insanity and Periods of Residence in the distinguishing the Periods in those admitted in Cases the Y of Recovery ear. Recover- • Periods ot Residence ies of Ad¬ missions of the Year. lxecov er- Forms of Insanity. ies of pre¬ vious Ad¬ missions. i otai Recover¬ ies. Under 3 mths. 3 mths to 6 mths 6 mths to 9 mths. 9 mths to 12 mths. l year to 2 years. 371 mths. Mean Residence. Months. ft. F. T. M. F. T, M. F. T. M. F. M. F. M. F. ft. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Acute Mania ... 23 22 45 being of the year’s 13 7 20 4 3 5 3 2 4 ] 4± 51 do. of previous admissions... 10 15 25 1 2 3 1 7 3 2 4 4 n .1 101 Chronic Mania.. 1 1 1 1 1 374 Melancholia ... 6 13 19 being of the year’s 3 9 12 1 Q o ft 3 3 4 1-12 4 1-18 do. of previous admissions... 3 4 7 1 1 3 A 1 1 5 *7 1 'T Dementia ... 1 1 1 1 61 h ... ...