Report of the visiting justices of the County Lunatic Asylum, Forston, Dorset : Epiphany sessions, 1840 / Dorset County Lunatic Asylum.

  • Dorset County Lunatic Asylum (Forston, England)
Date:
[1840?]
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Credit: Report of the visiting justices of the County Lunatic Asylum, Forston, Dorset : Epiphany sessions, 1840 / Dorset County Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V2 ACCOUNT OF PATIENTS EMPLOYED. MALES. In the Garden — — 10 Stable - — - — 1 Tailoring — — — - 1 Shoemaking; — — — 1 Helpers in Wards - 10 Attending Steam Boiler 1 Picking Flock, &c. - 6 Total — 30 FEMALES. In the Laundry — - 8 In the Kitchen — — 3 Helpers in Wards — - 6 Straw Platting — - 10 Knitting, Sewing, &c. 20 Total - 47 DIETARY. BREAKFAST. Milk Porridge, with 6 oz. of Bread. DINNER. Two Days, 6 oz. of Cooked Meat, with Vegetables. Two ditto, lib. of Suet or Bice Pudding. Two ditto. Soup, with 6 oz. of Bread. One ditto, Bread and Cheese. Ale with Dinner, Daily. SUPPER. 6 oz. of Bread, and 2 oz. of Cheese, with Ale. Patients who are actively employed, extra diet.
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